Day 1136
It was supposed to be a normal day. We were fine, she was fine, everything seemed fine. We had plans to all go to a picnic that afternoon, to spend time together which had become so valuable now. We never knew how much time we had with one another, and we were reminded of that horrible fact today—suddenly out of the blue.
Discord came to us in a panic. He said she was fine all day, but out of nowhere it took a turn. Out of nowhere while out for a stroll, she wavered. He rushed her home, rushed her to bed, and rushed to find us. We came as fast as we could. We managed a few moments. Even then…
It doesn’t get easier.
Every time it has happened, I thought I’d be stronger. I thought I’d be able to keep it together. I thought I’d be able to understand.
The world isn’t kind, nor is time.
She however, always was.
Today, Fluttershy left us.
I had seen so many ponies I love leave my life, but this time had been ever so unique, and ever more painful.
One must be truly amazing to warp the Lord of Chaos into a weeping mess.
There were only four of us filling the room—Discord, Spike, Rainbow Dash, and I. An abundance of animals chirped and whined out the window and throughout the house. They all knew what was coming.
We all did.
She smiled warmly at all of us, that kind look in her eyes as brilliant as ever. Being at her home brought her a sense of comfort, she had always said she was scared of the hospital anyways. There was a semblance of relief that, even though it was sudden, she was home with her animals and friends—the most important things in her life.
When the others passed, Discord had become a mess. He was so scared of losing her. He offered, asked, and eventually begged her to allow him to grant her immortality. He feared being alone, feared losing his closest friend, and feared the pain that’d come with it all.
She always had calmly, quietly, and lovingly dismissed him, telling him that immortality wasn’t meant for ponies. It was true, none of us wanted it, and none of us were cursed with it—only him. The pains of losing those we love were a constant in all our lives, but for Discord he himself was that constant.
Yet he accepted her decision, even now as he watched her begin to fade away.
And so, we stood there, watching as she hummed to herself, the chirping of birds granting peace amongst our sniffles and cries.
Rainbow…just wasn’t Rainbow. She never looked this empty. I know she remained strong with every loss we faced, maybe for herself, maybe for me, or maybe for the ones we lost, but this time…
This time it broke her.
She clung to her oldest friend's side, wailing and begging her to stay. She apologized for every poor prank, every rude side comment, anything and everything she could’ve ever done wrong to the mare.
It earned a light, weak chuckle from Fluttershy, as she caressed that prismatic mane of Dash’s and simply dismissed her apologies. She told her she had been a perfect friend and wonderful pony to her. Nothing was needed to be apologized for and that only made Rainbow weep all the more.
She thanked me, thanked all of us, for filling her life with joy and wonders. Her smile faltered a bit, her eyes wavering as she coughed lightly.
She held onto Discord and Rainbow’s heads, feeling them pressing their tear stricken eyes against her chest, holding onto their beloved friend with every ounce of their being. I stood from afar, at the foot of the bed, looking on in shock and sorrow. It felt unreal. It was all too sudden. The pain of what was before me wracking my mind of any action but being locked in the moment.
She managed to smile at me, as if she knew and understood what I was dealing with—why I was stuck.
Why I was crying so much.
She held onto Discord and Rainbow with the little strength she had left. She wanted to calm them, and so she sang the lullaby she knew well.
A lullaby for her own, eternal rest.
Hush now, quiet now.
Her grasp around them weakened.
It’s time to lay your sleepy head.
Her forelegs fell to her side, limp.
Hush now, quiet now.
…
And she finally went to bed.
Rip fluttershy. Shame that Treehugger wasn't there...but that's just cuz I ship fluttershy and treehugger together lol
Goodbye Butters, you will always be remembered
Something that has always hurt to be honest, is wondering what is Spike going to go through? For years he has spent so much love, laughter and many wonderful times with his friends. But after that first century they will all have passed away all while he, Spike remains. Dragons aren't immortal, but they do live a long time and so even if in this verse or another where twilight does or doesn't have immortality. Spike will always be left behind being a dragon.
Remembering all those good times and having more until his own day comes and he gets to be with all those he loved throughout his life and from there they will go on one final adventure together.
It really is sad to see how the Mane 6 are going away 1 by 1.
Just... wow. I'm... I'm speechless. And you were a clop writer before this!?
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Chose wrong words.
If there's no 'arguing', then problems will get worse. Arguing is part of relationships and siblings.
But now its a bad thing because that will make them lose magic. Its basically what I thought. The ponies are forced to be friends, not 1 fight/argue is allowed or they'll, in some people's words
BE PUNISHED.
This is the same with the glitching in the canon. 1 or 2 argues and the crystals go crazy.
Damnit Ebony, if you're not fucking my favorite characters six way to Sunday. You're plucking ideas from the depths of my subconscious and putting them to paper before me! Joking of course, but I did have a similar idea, down to the name of the project being called 'Remnant'.
I cant belive that in the same profile where i can see some depraved shit is also the same one that can make me cry, congrats
Well this is an interesting concept I will be watching closely, villain Twilight always does make things interesting.
The cover art is pretty cool, it reminds me of the game Chrono Ark; any chance that's what inspired the design?
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Sorry for that, my dumbass fell asleep on the phone once again.
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Can’t believe you were that bored from the story!
Joking obv, hope you slept well!
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actually the two aren't as distant as you might think. when writing smut, a writer needs to know how to describe characters, actions, and events in a vivid and detailed way that elicits strong emotions out of the reader, to paint a picture with words and make the reader feel what the characters are feeling (or at least give them the information to imagine what they are feeling). when writing an emotional tragedy, its basically all the same skills, it's just to elicit sadness rather than arousal. its obviously different when you dig into the specifics, but if a writer is good at one of these genres and ebony is VERY good at writing smut feral feral feral then they're very likely to be good at the other.
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Fair point. I'm admittedly not too familiar with the authors previous work. Guess I was a little too quick to judge
I’ve never joined a site so fast. This is stunning work. I love your take on the alicorns not being immortal. I do hope we see a bit of Flurry Heart and more of Spike. I can’t see Twi leaving without him. Or an explanation of why he’s not there. He doesn’t fall under pony rules for staying in your breed? Idk maybe he does. Haha anyway this is amazing. I wasn’t expecting to cry to many tears each log but here we are with my hardest coming next. Stunning writing. I cannot wait to see how this comes together!
Oh God no why 😭😭😭
Oh God that actually really hurts so much it looks like another one bites the dust Fluttershy was feeling ill and Discord is trying to figure out how to save her but Fluttershy told him that everything will be fine and the remaining of her friends are there rainbow felt devastated knowing her friend is going to die and it really hurts to see that something like this
I officially downvote this story on the grounds of being stupid. "Nooooo I want to die to not see my friends die!!!" when you have been offered immortality exactly to not make your friends see you die. This is, in fact, incredibly selfish.
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You dont seem to have a very good grasp on personal convictions.
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You are mentally handicapped.