My Little Pony XXIX: The Spoilers have been DOUBLED!

[Neoseanster]

Titanium Fox & Jade's IRC info:

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Good News Everypony!

The #ponythread IRC channel is now online! Below is Jade's handy dandy guide to IRC! And for those who already know how IRC runs, the server and channel information is below the spoiler.

Jade Aurora's Handy Dandy Guide to IRC!

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Hi everypony, and welcome! I'm Jade, and I'll be your lovely assistant for this lesson! Not too many ponies are familiar with the Internet Relay Chat protocol, and that's where I'm here to help! For those who don't know, IRC is a chat protocol similar to AIM and MSN, instant messengers we're all familiar with. There's a few things you need to get IRC working, so let's take a look at what they are.

1. IRC Chat Client
2. Server and Server Information
3. Channel Name
4. Brief List of Important Commands

1. IRC Chat Client

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So, the first thing you need is a program that can handle IRC. These programs tend to be lightweight, and in some cases can be, or already are integrated into programs you already use every day. For example, do you use the web browser Opera or the Instant Messaging Client Pidgin? Then you already have a program capable of supporting your server. If this is the case, you can skip on down to the next section. If not however, you're gonna need to download one.

Personally, I recommend one such as XChat 2 or mIRC, but it's really not hard to find your own alternative. Just remember, don't be tricked into paying for an IRC client. There are tons upon tons of free options out there.

2. Server and Server Information

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Okay, so you've got a program that can run IRC. Now what do you do? Well, first things first you need to do is figure out what server you're going to be connecting to. In our case, you will be connecting to:



This is usually pretty simple. It'll be a different process for each separate client, but they all tend to be pretty similar. There's generally a tools tab, followed by an options tab. There will be a field looking for the server to connect to. Type in what's in the quote box above, enter a username (you don't need to register it if you don't want to, that will be covered in section 4), and you're good to go! It should connect to the main page of the Sorcery IRC server. From there, you can go hunting for your channel.

3. Channel Name

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This is a pretty simple one. In our case, the channel name is:



And you know how you join that? Just type into the text box at the bottom of your IRC client "/join #ponythread" and you're in! There's a bit more we can do with chanels though. Say you want to see if there are any other pony related channels in the server. Well, from any window on the Sorcery server, you can type in "/list" to get a list of all of the channels on the server. From there, you can use the "/join" command to join that channel too! Most channels have a # preceding their name, so remember that.

4. Brief List of Important Commands

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/msg [NAME] This allows you to send a private message to [NAME].
/msg NickServ This allows you to send a message to the Nickname Server on the Sorcery IRC network. You can type "/msg NickServ HELP" from any window to get help with your nickname. This includes registering a floating nickname, changing the password on your nickname, and other different commands you can check out from there.
/list This allows you to see a list of all channels on the current server.

This list will be edited as time goes on, and more commands become pertinent.

IRC Server Information Standalone:

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Server: irc.sorcery.net

Channel: #ponythread

ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN EVERYPONY.

...Wow, I should probably stop doing that, huh?

We have a mibbit link for those ponies who don't want to download anything! Just click the mibbit link at the bottom of this post and you'll be brought to a web based IRC client, and dropped directly into the chat room.

#ponythread on IRC.Sorcery.net

Also, Trixie, can I request that both this link and the prior post about IRC which includes the Guide and Server information go in the next OP?

It's really not that hard!
You know I hate you, right? I just want that on record.
...This can't be any more embarrassing than that picture Psycho drew of you in Midnight's Leather.
Point.

All you have to do is get a brand new client,
Download it, don't pay!
Next just figure out the server credentials,
So easy, child's play!

Just /join, and you're almost there,
Ponychat is in your future.
Make sure you've got the username you want,
And you'll be in the chat in seconds!

IRC! So quick and easy!
IRC! Don't get so queasy!
IRC! IRC! IRC!

I know where you sleep Titanium.[/color]

Hello, everypony! There have been a lot of questions about certain IRC features, and so I was convinced (by myself) to write up a list of FAQs to supplement Jade's guide. Hers includes everything you need just to connect, mine includes some slightly more advanced material. When this is reposted in the new thread, it can either be kept separate like this, or we could just combine them.

Inkblot's Answers to Common IRC Questions!

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1. What does it mean to have a voice?
   
   There are a number of different designations that can be assigned to IRC users, to determine what privileges they hold in a channel. The designation you'll see most frequently is +v, for voice. This is represented in the list of people in the channel by a + before someone's name in mIRC, or the image of a speaker after someone's name on mibbit. What having a voice means is that the user in question can continue to chat unhindered even if the channel is set to +m, for mute!
   
   Setting a channel to mute prevents anyone without a voice from speaking. This is something that we might do if we were to ever be infested by spammy parasprites who were making it impossible to have real conversation, so that then only the ponies we know and recognize could talk.
   
   You can be given a voice by anyone with OP (operator) or H-OP (half-operator) status, the former represented by a @ (or a star in Mibbit), and the latter by a % (or half of a star). These are the people who can kick or ban disruptive users, change channel modes, etc etc. Ops have more privileges in this regards than hops do.
   
   
   
2. How do I speak using colored font? Or in bold, or italics, or underlined?
   
   This will vary depending on your choice of IRC client.
   
   In Mibbit, it's simple! You just use the "colours" button down at the bottom of the screen, below the chat bar.
   
   In mIRC, pressing ctrl+k will bring up a box showing a number of different colors. You can then choose one and it will automatically enter the appropriate color code. You can then type whatever it was you wanted colored. If you put a comma immediately after your color code, and then enter another color code, the first number will be the color of your text, and the second will be the color of your text's background. For example, ctrl+k - 4,1Testing would result in red font with a black background.
   
   In mIRC, you can also use ctrl+b for bold text, ctrl+i for italics, ctrl+u to underline, and ctrl+o to make any text entered after that point default to normal. Alternatively, you can highlight whatever it is you want changed with your mouse, before entering it, and then use the ctrl+k/b/i/u commands to change just that part of what you had written.
   
   If you use a different IRC client, please consult its documentation, or try Google. We can't help there!
   
   
   
3. How do I register my nickname?
   
   Registering your nickname is a requirement for you to be auto-voiced or auto-oped upon joining (otherwise, a moderator needs to do so manually). It also allows you to protect yourself from anyone who might try and "steal" it, using your name for themselves. All you need is an e-mail address; just follow these easy steps!
   
   First, type "/nickserv register *DESIRED PASSWORD* *your e-mail*". So, for example, "/nickserv register mypassword123 [email protected]"
   
   Make sure that the e-mail address you entered was valid. Your IRC nickname will be tied to it.
   
   Wait a few minutes, then go and check your e-mail. You should have one that looks something like this:
   
   

   Hi,
   
   You have requested to register the nickname "PoniesAreAwesome".
   
   Please type " /msg NickServ confirm yLh5NhewS " into your IRC client to complete the registration.
   
   If you don't know why this mail has been sent to you, please ignore it.
   
   This mailbox is not monitored. Replies to this e-mail will NOT get responded to.
   
   Thanks for using SorceryNet

   It will be from [email protected], and the topic will be something following the format of "Nickname Registration (YourNameHere)." Just follow the instructions in the e-mail, and you're registered!
   
   After registering, you'll need to confirm yourself each time you log in, by typing "/nickserv identify *insert password here*". You don't /need/ to, but features like auto-op won't function unless you do.
   

If anyone has more questions, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to answer.

[Trixie]

Hmm, I'd have to include at least part of this information somehow...

That said, you have a great timing

And I think I though of something to actually satisfy both innuendo and trix sides of vote ^^"

[TheCountAlucard]

Just like with Pinkie Pie in "Party of One," what really ties it together for me is the presence of spats.

[Zevox]

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That. Is. Awesome.


I also like the one with Ed, though I've never much gotten into the "Scootaloo is a chicken" gag, so it's mainly for the Ed, Edd, n' Eddy crossover.

Zevox

[Athaniar]

And I think I though of something to actually satisfy both innuendo and trix sides of vote ^^"

Ooh, I like the sound of that.

[Bayonet Priest]

bah..someone beat me to the Dr. Doom picture

but have some more from a truly excellent drawfriend
including multiple Trixies

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Curses, you beat me to the drawfriend dump.

You may have beaten me to those but here are a couple you forgot.

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How can you possibly compete with shipping and Derpy?

[otakuryoga]

Curses, you beat me to the drawfriend dump.

You may have beaten me to those but here are a couple you forgot.

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How can you possibly compete with shipping and Derpy?

thats easy to answer...

i am not a big fan of derpy
and Rarity/Applejack?? no..sorry...one of the few ships that i just dont see working at all

[Trixie]

Also, apparently, Trixie stars in her own game now. Link

[BlasTech]

bah..someone beat me to the Dr. Doom picture

but have some more from a truly excellent drawfriend
including multiple Trixies

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This is now my cannon.

[Mystic Muse]

thats easy to answer...

i am not a big fan of derpy
and Rarity/Applejack?? no..sorry...one of the few ships that i just dont see working at all

Same here. I don't really get the attraction for the most part, though I have a few pictures of said ship. I just don't see them working together long term.

[Kurgan]

Trixie: Trixie demands explanation what is this 'Klondike bar' you speak of?!

Klondike Bar is an ice cream bar:

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One of their advertising campaigns was "What Would You Do For A Klondike Bar?" This has since spilled over, often with something like "What Would [Insert Name of Person/Character/Concept/Whatever Here] Do...For a Klondike Bar?"

[Bayonet Priest]

thats easy to answer...

i am not a big fan of derpy
and Rarity/Applejack?? no..sorry...one of the few ships that i just dont see working at all

Yeah, I can't really see it working either. Certainly not in the long run, I like the picture though.

[Kurgan]

Also, apparently, Trixie stars in her own game now. Link

This makes me wonder two things:

1) Why does such a game exist (based on the captions it looks like they just imposed her into Mario 2, and you know what, I wouldn't be surprised at all if that was a level from it based on what I've seen...)?

2) Who would each pony line up with in terms of Mario Characters?

[Trixie]

Klondike Bar is an ice cream bar:

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One of their advertising campaigns was "What Would You Do For A Klondike Bar?" This has since spilled over, often with something like "What Would [Insert Name of Person/Character/Concept/Whatever Here] Do...For a Klondike Bar?"

Hmmm, let me think on this

This makes me wonder two things:

1) Why does such a game exist (based on the captions it looks like they just imposed her into Mario 2, and you know what, I wouldn't be surprised at all if that was a level from it based on what I've seen...)?

2) Who would each pony line up with in terms of Mario Characters?

Not only it exists, it has speedrun video already

As for lineup, maybe someone who played the original could answer?

[Noctemwolf]

Has anyone seen this website? Never saw it before until it popped up in a pop up-


http://www.ponyvspony.com/?referrer=PvP_Google

I don't think I'm going to touch the thing... Just want to see what everyone thinks.

[Strife Warzeal]

This makes me wonder two things:

1) Why does such a game exist (based on the captions it looks like they just imposed her into Mario 2, and you know what, I wouldn't be surprised at all if that was a level from it based on what I've seen...)?

2) Who would each pony line up with in terms of Mario Characters?

I don't remember who's who, but I think the line-up is Twilight, Trixie, Luna, and Lyra.
Edit: I think its Mario-Twilight, Luigi-Lyra, Toad-Trixie, and Peach-Luna

[Kurgan]

Hmmm, let me think on this



Not only it exists, it has speedrun video already

As for lineup, maybe someone who played the original could answer?

So....What would The Great and Powerful Trixie do for a Klondike Bar?

Well...I'm seeing Rainbow Dash as Mario - Mario is a man of action, and you might even go as far as to say he dashes across the levels. He also gets all the ladies.

Luigi...not too sure. Maybe Pinkie Pie to go along with her main form of transportation being the hop?

I can see Fluttershy as Princess Peach, a bit more of a passive role, though strong in her own way.

Others, no clue.

[Topaz]

Also, apparently, Trixie stars in her own game now. Link

Trixie Mario! Trixie-o? And who is Luigi?

Drawfriend: That Trixie covered in mini-mares might be a cool Trixie Treats avatar as well as the Trixie & Fluttertree one.

And did I miss it or am I the only one old school enough?

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PILDER ON! ROCKET HOOF!

[SiuiS]

This IRC thing sounds hilarious. I've never used one before, so could someone run me through process of how to get on to it?

The link posted a couple (Ehheh... ) a dozen pages back has a web browser version.
You click the link, it says pick a nickname.
You pick a nickname and hit enter.
Then you wonder who this other chap is who's been using Kindablue as his nickname.
I suggest calling him out with this;

So I'm not feeling very pony today. I woke up sick at about 1 AM, and thanks to that overshot my alarm by 45 minutes; getting into work late. I mean my coworkers understand, but still, I am not feeling good and I have a LOT of work to get done today.

Know how you feel. I'm one NSAID half-life and a slip of posture away from a tension migraine.

I wasn't logged in when that was getting thrown around repeatedly in IRC. Now that I've actually seen it, all I can say is... H-Holy crap that's sad. BS and OOC, but Sad as all get out.

Yeah, it requires too many things to be just slightly off for it to work. It feels like it's trying to hard to me. It's sad, but it's missin just a little bit to be touching.

On the plus side, it got me wondering how many dots of which arcana would allow you to create a side timeline, shove someone into it, and make it real for them. Though I suppose it would be easier to force this perceived reality on them metally, rather than construct a sliver o alternate existence just for them.

Well Rarity just gets hers filed so much it's not sensitive anymore?

I dunno, because then you'd have to wonder, why file it if it hurts initially?
I suspect it's like a mix of fingernails and a rhino's horn. That's why ponies don't have to worry about. Cuddling; proper hyiene involves blunting the horn.

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Still my favorite movie.

Really? Why? Or rather, what do you like about it?

This is going to sound weird, but after weeks of writer's block, I've actually made quite a bit of progress on my fanfic. While sitting on the side of my bathtub, at around 6 in the morning.

So, what's the strangest place you've been while writing?

I was dictating thoughts during an impending fist fight. Does that count?

Haven't read through the thread or anything. I've decided to catch up on Homestruck so my attention will be diverted for quite some time. See everypony next thread.

Ok. We'll see ya round!

I think innuendo for thread XXX is too obvious.

I vote for Trixie Treats (awaiting the picture that Trixie will choose for a thread of that title being only one reason).

And if it wins this will be my avatar for that thread:

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I would like to point out that Trixie Treats is innuendo.

I propose My Little Pony XXX: Innuendo: So meta this acronym

Also, I wish not to vote, instead, I will eye people who votes for innuendo and make them feel awkward.



...Wait... wrong one.



There we go.

That's hilarious.

Free posters at Wal-Mart? Posters of what? When? Why? Tell me, I must know!

Also, a general question for Ponythread. It might be a little early to ask, but how does everypony feel about Season 2 as opposed to Season 1? Better? Worse? The same?
I personally think it's too early to tell, but I'm a terrible judge at these things.

it is virally important that you click this link.

[Athaniar]

If we go with the Mario universe in general, Pinkie is Yoshi. Discord is an obvious Bowser (they even look kinda similar).

Really? Why? Or rather, what do you like about it?

Stunning visuals, good plot (as in story) (I don't care if it's not original), excellent world/setting-building, good acting... and the blue women, of course (the other kind of plot...).

[Kurgan]

Ok, just watched that speedrun of yours Trixie, and I got to say, was not expecting Lyra to be one of the playable characters. I suppose the green does work for her though. She is green, Luigi is green...its a match made in heaven.

[TheAmishPirate]

So....What would The Great and Powerful Trixie do for a Klondike Bar?

Well...I'm seeing Rainbow Dash as Mario - Mario is a man of action, and you might even go as far as to say he dashes across the levels. He also gets all the ladies.

Luigi...not too sure. Maybe Pinkie Pie to go along with her main form of transportation being the hop?

I can see Fluttershy as Princess Peach, a bit more of a passive role, though strong in her own way.

Others, no clue.

Applejack might make a good Luigi. I can see her as the sort content to take the dependable backseat role if asked. However, if Rainbow Dash messed up enough, I can totally see her trying to take the red overalls for herself. Maybe not by force, but certainly wondering (aloud) why Dash gets to be Mario. It'd be worth it for the dynamic alone.

[Mystic Muse]

I can't figure out how to play the game.

[Kurgan]

Applejack might make a good Luigi. I can see her as the sort content to take the dependable backseat role if asked. However, if Rainbow Dash messed up enough, I can totally see her trying to take the red overalls for herself. Maybe not by force, but certainly wondering (aloud) why Dash gets to be Mario. It'd be worth it for the dynamic alone.

Now you are giving me the image of all of the ponies playing the new (for a certain definition of new) Mario game on the Wii:

I'm Mario!
Rainbow Dash, your always Mario! Its my turn to be Mario!
*One Hour Later*
Stop throwing shells at me!
Stop getting hit by them.

And that is how their friendship ended.

[Athaniar]

I do wonder who Twilight and Rarity would be in the Mario-verse, though...

[Gaelbert]

I do wonder who Twilight and Rarity would be in the Mario-verse, though...

Rarity would obviously be Princess Peach. Twilight would be... Toad?

[Athaniar]

Rarity would obviously be Princess Peach. Twilight would be... Toad?

Peach has traits of both Rarity and Fluttershy, though, so not entirely sure which. Twilight as Toad, though? Hilarious mental image.

And even though Appljeack is a good fit for Luigi, I could also see her as Daisy...

[Titanium Fox]

Well... I guess it's time to bring it all to a close. Strife, thank you again so much for collecting all of this for us. You're an awesome pony, and you've helped make this becoming a fic that much more possible.

Rarity's Night

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Midnight felt relief flood through her. Sweetie understood. She couldn't understate how much that meant to her, somepony else who could understand why she did it, how she worked. She didn't know why she felt things so intensely, why every emotion burned so deeply, she just knew that was the way she was. Every attempt to hide it had failed. Rarity herself had lectured her on trying to hide and lie, had said to work to her strengths.

That was just who she was. She smiled brilliantly, even as the tears still rolled down her cheeks.

"You're a great pony, Sweetie..." She replied in kind, returning that affectionate nuzzle. Friends again, friends forever. "A great friend. I-I'll find some way of thanking you for what you did tonight. You might think I don't need to make it up to you...but I feel I do."

She reached up, brushing that locket of hair out of her eyes. Her hair, which had been so immaculately styled when she was Prince Midnight, had long since been reduced to it's usual unruly state. She rubbed her eyes, clearing both the sleep, and the tears from them. Now that all the excitement was over with, it was getting harder and harder to keep awake.

She was half a step down the stairs when she heard Sweetie's last words. She glanced behind her, her cheeks scarlet, and she smiled a brilliant smile. The tears threatened to return, and she nodded gratefully.

"Let...let your sister sleep. She's having some...very nice dreams right now." She whispered, and then slipped down the stairs. She trotted over to the still slumbering Spike, and bent down, giving the dragon a gentle nuzzle. "Let's go home, Spike..."

She pulled Spike onto her back, and slipped out of the Botique, to where the sun was still dawning in the sky...

Rarity's Night

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Sweetie Belle found herself standing there, staring at the now empty doorway for quite some time after Midnight had left. The memory spell allowed her to see the entire night as Midnight had seen it, and the pair found themselves so close before the end of the night that she had seen all that Rarity had as well.

It was so much to take in, so much to cope with. The mare fell to her flank, taking in a deep breath, and letting out the raw emotion through tears and sobs, her hooves covering her face.

She wasn't quite sure how long she stayed like that. Midnight had not done a single thing wrong, not a single action with any malintent. It was such a beautiful thing to behold.

When she finally stood, sniffling away the tears, she felt a sense of happiness and inner peace. Her hooves silently treaded across the floorboards, an eerie quiet only broken by the faint creaking of a building finally showing it's age. She stopped at the cracked door to her sister, Lady Rarity's room, pushing the door slowly open with her forehead. Soft light filtered from the hallway into the darkened room, illuminating the mare in the most brilliant of glows.

Rarity slept with a small, elegant smile upon her face, dreaming of the most gallant of dances, lasting from now until the end of time itself.

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The mare stirred the next midday with a soft, small yawn. Her hooves stretched before her, an unexplained feeling of elation having encompassed her completely. Her eyes fluttered open, and she turned her head upon the pillow, preparing herself for a guilty pleasure of five more quiet minutes to herself.

An unmistakable flower lay beside her, ever so daintily placed upon the pillow next to her, in place of the stallion who wished that she could. And all at once, the memories washed over her, a wall of emotion slamming upon her. Her eyes held wide, fixed upon the flower, and with a slow, determined hoof, she laid contact to it as though it were the most priceless, fragile gem in all of Equestria.

A small smile slowly began to spread across her face as the Dreambloom floated inch by inch from the fabric on which she laid, ever so slowly and daintily landing in her outstretched hoof, her gaze locked upon the object of pure beauty.

"My Prince."

~fin

Wow, that was sad to write. I can't believe it's over already.

[TheAmishPirate]

Well... I guess it's time to bring it all to a close. Strife, thank you again so much for collecting all of this for us. You're an awesome pony, and you've helped make this becoming a fic that much more possible.



Rarity's Night

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Sweetie Belle found herself standing there, staring at the now empty doorway for quite some time after Midnight had left. The memory spell allowed her to see the entire night as Midnight had seen it, and the pair found themselves so close before the end of the night that she had seen all that Rarity had as well.

It was so much to take in, so much to cope with. The mare fell to her flank, taking in a deep breath, and letting out the raw emotion through tears and sobs, her hooves covering her face.

She wasn't quite sure how long she stayed like that. Midnight had not done a single thing wrong, not a single action with any malintent. It was such a beautiful thing to behold.

When she finally stood, sniffling away the tears, she felt a sense of happiness and inner peace. Her hooves silently treaded across the floorboards, an eerie quiet only broken by the faint creaking of a building finally showing it's age. She stopped at the cracked door to her sister, Lady Rarity's room, pushing the door slowly open with her forehead. Soft light filtered from the hallway into the darkened room, illuminating the mare in the most brilliant of glows.

Rarity slept with a small, elegant smile upon her face, dreaming of the most gallant of dances, lasting from now until the end of time itself.

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The mare stirred the next midday with a soft, small yawn. Her hooves stretched before her, an unexplained feeling of elation having encompassed her completely. Her eyes fluttered open, and she turned her head upon the pillow, preparing herself for a guilty pleasure of five more quiet minutes to herself.

An unmistakable flower lay beside her, ever so daintily placed upon the pillow next to her, in place of the stallion who wished that she could. And all at once, the memories washed over her, a wall of emotion slamming upon her. Her eyes held wide, fixed upon the flower, and with a slow, determined hoof, she laid contact to it as though it were the most priceless, fragile gem in all of Equestria.

A small smile slowly began to spread across her face as the Dreambloom floated inch by inch from the fabric on which she laid, ever so slowly and daintily landing in her outstretched hoof, her gaze locked upon the object of pure beauty.

"My Prince."

~fin

Wow, that was sad to write. I can't believe it's over already.

Thank you and Esper for writing this. Whenever I saw that little bold title, I made sure to at least bookmark it for later, because I would be in for a good read.

[Noctemwolf]

I can't figure out how to play the game.

I lost the game... -_-