Right now I'm sitting here with a very good friend of mine awaiting the hour to pass by so that the fifth season's premiere can pop up. I just watched Twilight Kingdom for the first time and I have to admit, they made me think for a moment. Kinda consider everything as a whole. And well this isn't an in depth interesting plot about the heroes of Equestria being some of the most incredible ponies that we've ever seen, this does have to do with the show itself. I'll also say that I watched Furious 7 the previous night, so the final montage dedicated to Paul Walker has really pushed me to think about this short little...plead I guess is the word.
Ever since I became a brony I've met a lot of interesting and amazing people. Chris, John, Josh, Reilly, Ricky, Mark, there are so many I could spend an hour or two writing them down one by one and I wouldn't be done. The friend I mentioned earlier is a brony, and we've been bronies for a long time, it was really the Death Battle of Star Scream and Rainbow Dash that grabbed our curiosity, and the rest is history. We even started an unsuccessful talk show on youtube called "Sainted Bronies". Where we'd sort of podcast about the show, fimfics, art, music, etc, whatever we could think about. It didn't go far, but we didn't care. We had fun, it was fun, even if we messed up it was fun. I was hanging out with a good friend of mine and talking in depth about a show we both love dearly. This show has brought thousands if not millions of people together across the globe for it's characters, it's freedom, it's simplistic enjoyment. Whatever the reason, MLP went from that show every child aside from really little girls groaned at, to something that almost binds a good chunk of the world together. This show has had 4 seasons, the fifths on the way, and season six is supposedly confirmed. And...as the season premiere inches closer, it scares me.
I've had this feeling only once, and it was after I watched every single episode of the Original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters show. To realize it's over and done...made me sad. It was a good chunk of my child hood that ended, as all shows will eventually. The reason I'm scared more for MLP over Yu-Gi-Oh though, is Yu-Gi-Oh didn't get me a bunch of friends. It did not get me friends I know very well, friends I van trust extensively. It makes me sad to think ponies will end up the same way. I haven't seen all of Season 3 nor have I seen most of 4. As stupid it may sound, if the show doesn't end for me, if I do not see it, the empty feeling and the sadness of it all just seems to be lighter. Easier to deal with. Sure there may be spin offs, there may be 20 seasons, I don't know, but the point remains the same. This show has brought so many of us together in it's own unique way, that it scares me to think one day there will be no more Everfree Cons in Seattle, or Bronycons, unless the show continues in some way. Be it a spin off or a lot of seasons. Sure, we may still be connected in the fact we're all bronies, but is that enough?
I asked myself why I started writing. Truth be told I always secretly hoped that I would be some one hit wonder. Make one of the biggest and greatest fimfics every uploaded, give me a break on that dream, I was dumb a couple years ago. Even then, I know now that I'm a novice. I still make simple mistakes like messing up "there, their, and they're". I know that maybe it's possible, but it'll take a lot of work, and a lot of trial and error to make something good. Something I can really feel "achieved" about. Honestly I still write for the practice, the effort, listening to others and getting feedback. But in a single second, without hesitation at all, I would throw away the idea of writing, of making videos, of doing a lot of things if it meant I could keep my friends with me. I know now that I don't need to be a successful writer, youtuber, facebook page admit, or anything. Because even if I'm just me...just this simple person, I know I'll have my friends there with me. In person, in spirit, in heart.
As I said I've met many friends, many of I don't know in person. I've known Reilly and all the others mentioned above for years, but they live in Arizona. I'm in Oregon. I've never met them in my life, but I've known them a long time. We met in a facebook group called Equestrian Freedom Fighters, and then we started a page called My Little Pony: Meme's are Magic, and after that we started and have been role playing in custom chats since then. We know a lot about each other, we know likes, dislikes, favorite ponies etc. And they are all great, and I'd never have met them if MLP FIM wasn't a thing. I pray the day never comes that we say goodbye, I pray that one day I can actually meet them in real life, and I pray that no matter what happens to the show, that the bonds that we've all made as a result of it never fade away. And that's my plead to you. Never let the flame die. Never let your friends and other bronies fade away no matter what. Whether your done with the show, an avid viewer, you like clop, you make art, you write stories, you make vids, no matter who you are and what you do. If you have a single friend, brony or not, hold onto that friend.
I sound like I'm twelve, and a lot of you would say that no matter what we'd stay friends, and I do share that belief, but all I can do is just work at it and hope and pray that it is true. Lauren Faust and the rest of the shows writers, producers, directors, etc, have given us this beautiful show. They have worked to keep it enjoyable, to keep it as great as it should be, and I can not thank any of them enough for this opportunity to have found and made such great friends, had such fun at convention centers, great music, art, etc. It's...it's overwhelming how awesome this all is. I plan to keep this show, it's memories, the memories of my friends, and the bonds between me and my friends no matter who they are or how far they are, deep with me. All I asked of you, is that you do the same with those you care about deeply.
If nothing else, just let your friends know. Upon finishing this story I messaged all of my friends, saying that no matter what happens, I'm glad I know them, I'm glad we're friends, and I hope we will be for a very long time. If nothing else, just let a friend or all your friends know that you care, that you respect them, love them, it doesn't matter how you say it, it matters that it's said. That you mean it. Speak with your heart, because any number of thousands of things could take them away, or pull you and them apart. Hold strong, hold fast, and hold them dearly. Hold them for the reason you feel deep in your heart. That they are your friends, and you theirs, so do not let anything stop you. Stay friends, stay bonded, stay connected, and enjoy each and every minute of it no matter how small or massive the meeting or conversation is. Love your friends, love them all in your own way. I do, I always will, and I just felt like sharing this moment with you all in the hopes that I can convince any number of you to just say "Thanks for being my friend". If I do that, whether it be today or nine years later, if you were to just talk to your friends and thank them for being your friends, then it matters not when, only that it is done.