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a second installment of the s09 epilogue series. I played around with volumetric lighting a little more to create sunrays, and I also tinkered with depth of field
this takes place about 65 years after the previous pic. time increments will get larger as the series goes on until their release
Strange Quark trotted through the forest that had grown in the outskirts of town over the last 6 decades, as he continued he found the familiar clearing he visited every day. it was his self assigned duty to protect what lay there… the three statues that were once powerful beings. Tirek, Cozy glow, and the mare he had grown to love… Queen Chrysalis.
“hey Chryssi, Tirek, cozy… how are you three doing today? you look as beautiful as ever Chryssi…. what I wouldnt give to see you in the flesh. I know it hurts to be in there but just remember that somepony here loves you and wants to see you all live a fulfilling life when the time comes. you know it’s been 66 years since I first started watching over and protecting you three? although today carries a heavy price as the last of ponyville’s original residents I knew when I moved in just passed away today…yeah… AppleBloom was a sweet mare… her grandchildren run Sweet apple acres now as she is about as old as granny smith was when Twilight first moved to town.” Strange Quark said with a tear in his eye as he remembered all the residents he once knew and was good friends with… over time Chrysalis and the others had become desensitized to Twilight Sparkle being mentioned as they had come to terms with their defeat.
“you know… I remember some of the townsponies from back in the day, Mr and Mrs cake who ran sugarcube corner… they had the two kids Pumpkin cake and Pound cake… their kids are now grown up and one of them is expecting soon. Pinkie Pie, the resident party pony, she was as funny as they come, she could always bring smiles to any face she passed last spring her grandkids keep her legacy going. Lyra and Bon Bon, the two of them were great, they used to always sit on the bench near the fountain and talk to each other… I remember when they got married, too bad they are gone now, Berry punch passed from liver failure about 4 years ago… I guess all the booze finally got her, Rainbow dash went out in a blaze of glory, her final sonic rainboom was so powerful it made her explode into a multicolored fireball like a phoenix.” Strange Quark reminisced as he sensed a few swirls of something quite unexpected surround the trio…. sadness. they seemed to be upset by the recollection as if they somehow missed those ponies. or maybe they knew how it felt to live so long that everyone they knew and loved from childhood was now a memory. Strange Quark swore he saw pain in Chrysalis’s eyes as they glinted in the morning sunlight as if she knew most of the changelings she had given birth to over all the years were now gone… with the notable exception of thorax and his brother pharynx.
“it’s alright… this is not the end of the world… now I will have a chance to know the next few generations to be born in ponyville… although I will have to watch them die too… and the next 27 generations too… our story… the one of the lone alicorn comforting and guarding three powerful beings, that will most likely be told for hundreds of years to come until the time comes to be set free when you are ready to fix any remaining wrongs you have left, when society is ready to properly forgive you as I have…. OH WAIT I remembered… I brought something for you Chryssi…. here you go.” Strange Quark said as he put a fresh rose behind one of Chrysalis’s ears… the diamond he had mined and cut was still where he placed it… he wrapped a hoof around one of her outstretched hooves and gently planted a kiss on her muzzle as he saw her eyes dilate, he felt distinct swirls of happiness quickly surround her, and tears streamed from her stone eyes. he noticed the first tear fell from the right eye. he remembered the old saying “if a tear falls from the right eye first it’s happiness, if it falls from the left first it’s pain” he then gently hugged the petrified form of Chrysalis as he felt the stone was surprisingly warm…
“see you tomorrow you three… I might bring another story too!”
this takes place about 65 years after the previous pic. time increments will get larger as the series goes on until their release
Strange Quark trotted through the forest that had grown in the outskirts of town over the last 6 decades, as he continued he found the familiar clearing he visited every day. it was his self assigned duty to protect what lay there… the three statues that were once powerful beings. Tirek, Cozy glow, and the mare he had grown to love… Queen Chrysalis.
“hey Chryssi, Tirek, cozy… how are you three doing today? you look as beautiful as ever Chryssi…. what I wouldnt give to see you in the flesh. I know it hurts to be in there but just remember that somepony here loves you and wants to see you all live a fulfilling life when the time comes. you know it’s been 66 years since I first started watching over and protecting you three? although today carries a heavy price as the last of ponyville’s original residents I knew when I moved in just passed away today…yeah… AppleBloom was a sweet mare… her grandchildren run Sweet apple acres now as she is about as old as granny smith was when Twilight first moved to town.” Strange Quark said with a tear in his eye as he remembered all the residents he once knew and was good friends with… over time Chrysalis and the others had become desensitized to Twilight Sparkle being mentioned as they had come to terms with their defeat.
“you know… I remember some of the townsponies from back in the day, Mr and Mrs cake who ran sugarcube corner… they had the two kids Pumpkin cake and Pound cake… their kids are now grown up and one of them is expecting soon. Pinkie Pie, the resident party pony, she was as funny as they come, she could always bring smiles to any face she passed last spring her grandkids keep her legacy going. Lyra and Bon Bon, the two of them were great, they used to always sit on the bench near the fountain and talk to each other… I remember when they got married, too bad they are gone now, Berry punch passed from liver failure about 4 years ago… I guess all the booze finally got her, Rainbow dash went out in a blaze of glory, her final sonic rainboom was so powerful it made her explode into a multicolored fireball like a phoenix.” Strange Quark reminisced as he sensed a few swirls of something quite unexpected surround the trio…. sadness. they seemed to be upset by the recollection as if they somehow missed those ponies. or maybe they knew how it felt to live so long that everyone they knew and loved from childhood was now a memory. Strange Quark swore he saw pain in Chrysalis’s eyes as they glinted in the morning sunlight as if she knew most of the changelings she had given birth to over all the years were now gone… with the notable exception of thorax and his brother pharynx.
“it’s alright… this is not the end of the world… now I will have a chance to know the next few generations to be born in ponyville… although I will have to watch them die too… and the next 27 generations too… our story… the one of the lone alicorn comforting and guarding three powerful beings, that will most likely be told for hundreds of years to come until the time comes to be set free when you are ready to fix any remaining wrongs you have left, when society is ready to properly forgive you as I have…. OH WAIT I remembered… I brought something for you Chryssi…. here you go.” Strange Quark said as he put a fresh rose behind one of Chrysalis’s ears… the diamond he had mined and cut was still where he placed it… he wrapped a hoof around one of her outstretched hooves and gently planted a kiss on her muzzle as he saw her eyes dilate, he felt distinct swirls of happiness quickly surround her, and tears streamed from her stone eyes. he noticed the first tear fell from the right eye. he remembered the old saying “if a tear falls from the right eye first it’s happiness, if it falls from the left first it’s pain” he then gently hugged the petrified form of Chrysalis as he felt the stone was surprisingly warm…
“see you tomorrow you three… I might bring another story too!”
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Once again, I use Discord getting out early as my example for why I don’t see why they should wait that long, but that’s my reformation method and you have a different one in mind.
Also I have read the latest installment, and I like it. :)
see the description of the latest installment of the epilogue series for this virtual world inside the mind stone (he joins their minds within the stone so their astral forms can move and speak) as for why they have to serve their sentence fully it’s because it takes society a long time to move past events like what got them in stone in the first place… he is waiting for a time when equestria is ready to forgive them and as of the third pic Equestria isnt quite there yet as not many ponies visit them… usually just the ones exploring the forest who run across the three of them… of course the curious and adventurous young ponies who DO run across them tell others of Strange Quark keeping the trio company which starts a legend of the lone alicorn… of course them being passed down through legend will I guess make it sort of like the legend of nightmare moon(we all know how that turned out… I remember watching that episode for the first time… good times)
Fully?! Discord didn’t have to serve his sentence fully when the Mane Six beat him.
Man, at least give them the virtual world so they can move their bodies for once.
it is my personal headcannon that the elements of harmony were the infinity stones but the gem encasing them is a sort of power limiter for the stone inside… and while Strange Quark may be powerful he is not omnipotent and I know this is kind of a cop-out but he wasn’t taught the petrification spell yet or how to reverse it and Celestia despite being his adoptive mother doesnt deem him ready for that one yet on account of he is still young for an alicorn(he’s only 82 in the second pic and alicorns can live for THOUSANDS of years) and prone to being mislead by his power… so Strange Quark is going to seek out all 6 infinity stones to use them when her sentence is up… plus Celestia kind of told Strange Quark that their sentence had to be served fully so releasing them early would be in direct conflict with his adoptive mother’s order and he would be in DEEP shit for essentially partaking in a jailbreak.
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Well, I think it would be nicer if they were able to move their bodies while reflecting on their lives, but Twilight and the others will suppress their powers as part of their punishments and take other security measures until Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy have learned to change their ways and can be trusted once more with their abilities.
Yeah, but Discord (despite being the main fucking reason why these three ended up in stone in the first place) says that they don’t need the elements anymore to pull off incredible powers. They would also get help from the other princesses as well for the unpetrifying process.
But of course this is how I would handle things.
Since Quark can communicate with them through his mind spells, he can ask them about being released early as long as they follow their parole orders until they have completely turned their lives around.
Also why does he need the Infinity Stones?
They have to make sure the three of them have plenty of time to reflect on their actions… Besides didnt twilight need all 6 elements to release discord? I might have him collect the other 5 infinity stones later to release them after they are ready… Plus he also has to wait for equestria to be ready to forgive them for what they did…
So she should change now. XP would actually be a cool thing. Release them as they learn they lessons.
Still… hehe I got a plan for new commission…
He’s an empath… He can sense emotion the way changelings can… Also this pic takes place over 65 years after the previous pic so i think Chrysalis is quite familiar with Strange Quark enough to be okay with it.. I think the swirls of happiness he felt around her were a sort of “thank you” from her as her brain is still active and so are her eyes and ears as she can see and hear everything. Besides she feeds off of love and that kiss was FILLED with love… I mean he GAVE freely what she wanted for so long.
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with them being made of stone? OUCH! I dont think he’s getting her pussy anytime in the next 9 centuries until she is released from stone. besides I think Strange Quark respects them too much to participate in essentially rape… they cant consent to it because petrification, and honestly that would be a step BACKWARDS in her reformation
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