Preface (Read me first!)

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By Melionos (a.k.a. Bluesparks)

Edited by Daetrin, Longbow73, Kolth, and Rokom

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Special thanks to:

Anyone and everyone who’s put up with any or all of my crap

Daetrin, who never left my side

Isrozzis, who’s always there when I need him

Rokom, for too many reasons to list

Daetrin, who was never afraid to speak his mind

RBDash47, for giving me a much-needed lengthy slap in the face with reality

Shaedris and Kortin, for consistently expressing their interest

My mom (don’t look at me like that), for she never stopped believing in me

Valcron, for being there when I need him, and for being an awesome vacuum cleaner as well as an inspiration

Zirusianna, for loving Octavia as much as/more than I do

Daetrin, whose support never wavered

Kaorin, for being inspiring in more ways than one

And lastly, thank you to everyone who is, was, or is not sure if they’re a brony.  You guys are all crazy, but that’s good.  You are changing society for the better, whether you mean to or not.  So, thank you.  And I hope I will see some of you again in a few decades when this fandom is not as well-known, so we can reminisce about the good old days, talk for hours about who is best pony, and eat our pizza before it’s cool.

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Few things to note.   Firstly, for those of you who prefer Google Documents, a link to the GDocs Master Table of Contents follows.  It contains links to all released arcs, as well as a link to the changelog.

Google Documents Master Table of Contents

Second, I will be keeping a changelog.  This changelog will be linked at the start of every arc, and will contain the dates that specific changes were made to which arc.  Detail will be given for content or major prose changes.  Minor grammar or spelling errors will simply be labeled "Minor spelling/grammar fixes".

Third, I will be writing each entire arc to completion before any of it is released.  The reasons for doing so are varied, but I mention this solely to warn you that updates will be few and far between.

Lastly, work on this began during the hiatus between S1 and S2.  As a result, a lot of elements are based on canon or fanon from that era, and certain pieces of canon from later seasons are ignored.  I did try and weave in post-S1 canon in where I could, but there is a number of places I couldn't; please bear this in mind as you read.

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And one last thing.  If you encounter any spelling or grammar error, inconsistency, or discontinuity, or if you have a question or feedback, do not hesitate to contact me by any of the following methods.  I cannot promise I will always respond, but I can promise I will read every message I receive.

Contact info:

Bluesparkks on deviantArt

Bluesparks on FIMFic

@Bluesparkks on Twitter (be wary, I am very flighty about my usernames on any platform that lets me freely change it)

melionos@gmail.com

And with all of that said, please enjoy!  (Or flame/hate/troll/critique/be indifferent to, whatever makes you happy.)