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Nimaru β€” Gathering the Elements - Part 8 - Epilogue

Published: 2012-06-03 03:46:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 43489; Favourites: 701; Downloads: 701
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Description This comic series is a side story from this comic series: [link]
If you didn't read that first, you'll still enjoy this, but you won't know who these characters are or why they're important.

[Part 1 - Rook ]

[Part 2 - Crabapple ]

[Part 3 - Luau ]

[Part 4 - Rose Petal ]

[Part 5 - Winter Willow ]

[Part 6 - The Garden ]

[Part 7 - The Fall ]

Part 8 - Epilogue <==== You are here

SPOILERS BELOW - READ THE COMIC FIRST!
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Holy wow. 6 months in the making, 8 comics, thousands of layers, hundreds of hours of work. It was worth it.

I hope you enjoyed this series as much as I have. A few things to note about this comic:

* Some of the panels are drawn, not vectored. This is "Tumblr Practice" as I'm considering starting an ask Tumblr

* Now that you know that Crabapple has loved Willow pretty much since they met, some of the other scenes through the comic should make more sense. For example, why he went almost nuts when Willow and the Princess were unconscious. It wasn't the Princess that drove him mad.

* Does something seem... familiar about the two heart healer ponies under Willow? It should. Think a few comics back... Their cutie marks each have significant meaning as well.

* Maybe you're picking up on a few hints that I'm throwing out there. That Crabapple and Willow founded Ponyville. They did. Remember when Twilight said "Earth ponies founded Ponyville hundreds of years ago"? I believe she meant "Non magical ponies" meaning that having it founded by Earth/Pegasus makes sense which is why they use both to wrap up winter (but not magic). As for Granny Smith's account, let's just pretend that Ponyville was abandoned for some reason and Celestia saw the appropriateness of returning it to the Apple family when they came through.

CREDITS:

I finally used someone else's background to save some time. This one for the back of Healer Hall: [link]

Lots of love to Lauren for her imagination and inspiration.
Thanks to Hasbro for being so good about the fanbase (except for toys... let's see some quality plushies ya?)
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Comments: 748

Ruby-Queen [2016-11-24 04:02:04 +0000 UTC]

This is just beautiful. I'm crying like a baby.

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CordeliaSMorgenstern [2016-06-04 01:50:20 +0000 UTC]

Wait...doesn't that mean that Apple Jack and Fluttershy are related? Talk about opposites...

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Nimaru In reply to CordeliaSMorgenstern [2016-06-30 18:28:48 +0000 UTC]

Yup

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CordeliaSMorgenstern In reply to Nimaru [2016-07-04 23:23:49 +0000 UTC]

Wait...if Apple Jack and Fluttershy are related, thenΒ wouldn't that meanΒ Fluttershy has a 50% representation of the element of honesty? And Apple Jack has a 50% representation of kindness? Though some might argue that being kind and honest are related, I just wanted to hear your explanation because they always make sense. [Insert that face of Twilight's]

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Nimaru In reply to CordeliaSMorgenstern [2016-07-11 02:23:01 +0000 UTC]

Technically every descendent has some trace of the element, but the primary energy of each element resides in only one descendent.

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CordeliaSMorgenstern In reply to Nimaru [2016-07-22 13:32:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh. Okay. Is it that the element also fits certain people more than others (like maybe kindness is more fitting than honesty for Fluttershy and honesty is more fitting than kindness for Applejack)?

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DarkHeartandChristy [2016-05-28 21:01:26 +0000 UTC]

Am I the only one who can't make out the last word Crabapple says to scold Willow? Great job, though.

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TessaAlexandriaAngel [2015-08-12 20:40:55 +0000 UTC]

Where's Willow and Crabapple's Love Story? Please send me a link

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IwuvWoona [2015-07-16 03:53:44 +0000 UTC]

Came back to reread, still amazed.

First mlp comic series I ever read, and my favorite.Β  Β 

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Nimaru In reply to IwuvWoona [2015-07-16 06:55:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I put heart and soul into it

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Marcusthemage47 [2015-05-18 04:01:19 +0000 UTC]

'And heavily monitored.'
Why do I feel like this is how Fluttershy's first relation ship is going to go.

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BlasterMasterGuy In reply to Marcusthemage47 [2016-10-23 16:59:15 +0000 UTC]

LOL. Discord will be the ultimate judge that stallion or mare.

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Luna1820 [2014-10-23 01:10:08 +0000 UTC]

awwwwwwww i want to seee the baby

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pkemonlover122333 [2014-09-18 02:04:05 +0000 UTC]

I WANNA SEE THE FOAL GROW UP SO BADLY

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Nimaru In reply to pkemonlover122333 [2014-09-20 08:40:49 +0000 UTC]

I think I've drawn most of the foals and fillies in my tumbler section

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pkemonlover122333 In reply to Nimaru [2014-09-20 15:36:36 +0000 UTC]

can i have a link please

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Nimaru In reply to pkemonlover122333 [2014-09-20 22:26:55 +0000 UTC]

It's in my gallery, but you can check the real one at asktheelements.tumblr.com

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LunarSnowflake4 [2014-09-17 00:45:02 +0000 UTC]

This was an amazing comic series!Β 

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Nimaru In reply to LunarSnowflake4 [2014-09-17 07:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Nightofstarryskies10 [2014-09-04 00:08:49 +0000 UTC]

Aww I wanna see what their baby looks like!!

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Nimaru In reply to Nightofstarryskies10 [2014-09-04 06:38:16 +0000 UTC]

You mean these? :asktheelements.tumblr.com/post…

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Nightofstarryskies10 In reply to Nimaru [2014-09-04 10:35:40 +0000 UTC]

AWW!! Cutest!!!

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CrazyYetClever [2014-08-18 22:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Plz tell me the heart healer on the far right, the white one, is Snow from your "A Second Chance" story??

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Nimaru In reply to CrazyYetClever [2014-08-19 05:50:16 +0000 UTC]

Yup!

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Lacy700 [2014-08-08 21:36:37 +0000 UTC]

About the 2 heart healers that you mentioned in the description. The girl lost somebody when nightmare night hit right? But I just can't find the guy anywhere!!

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Nimaru In reply to Lacy700 [2014-08-08 23:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Her name is "Last Lily" and she lost her mother that night (in comic #5 in this series I believe). The boy is named "Tender Embrace" and he and his sister were hiding under a table skirt in one scene).

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Lacy700 In reply to Nimaru [2014-08-11 20:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, I see. Pore Last Lily, I felt really bad knowing she lost somebody important to her. The first time I saw her though, I thought her cutie mark looked like the one that the artsy mare was looking for. (From the same page, there was a mare looking for somebody with a flower cutie mark but couldn't find her)

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Nimaru In reply to Lacy700 [2014-08-12 08:21:03 +0000 UTC]

You mean this mare?Β 

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Lacy700 In reply to Nimaru [2014-08-13 00:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Yep! I thought the cutie mark ressembled it, but when you posted that picture that was ruled out. By the way, that pic is REALLY cute!!

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Emeraldy-Dust [2014-06-20 09:51:33 +0000 UTC]

Please do a part about the next

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Nimaru In reply to Emeraldy-Dust [2014-06-20 10:23:56 +0000 UTC]

I have big plans... if I can ever find the time

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Emeraldy-Dust In reply to Nimaru [2014-06-20 10:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Fine ^^

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MagicBIaze [2014-05-26 04:29:56 +0000 UTC]

k.

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princesskaguya2000 [2014-04-05 23:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Im late to the party but oh god the feels! I cried through this arc! It's very unique. Love it.Β 

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Nimaru In reply to princesskaguya2000 [2014-04-06 07:25:26 +0000 UTC]

Glad you liked it

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Fizzy2011 [2014-02-27 10:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Super cool!
But them FEEEEEEEELS ;_;

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serina1115 [2014-02-24 08:42:38 +0000 UTC]

That was a great story even if it did have some sad moment two it. I wonder what will happen next? that is if you chose to write what happens that is.Β 

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Nimaru In reply to serina1115 [2014-02-26 08:19:45 +0000 UTC]

I have plans, but precious little time...

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serina1115 In reply to Nimaru [2014-02-27 06:17:49 +0000 UTC]

I hope your able to find time when you can. I wish you good luck with your plans

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GeneralEagleEye [2014-01-31 12:42:21 +0000 UTC]

This was really cool! I loved it a lot ^_^ I'll be watching for more things like this You executed this comic wonderfully. Now I have to read the regular series ^_^

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NikkiChan16 [2014-01-18 21:47:21 +0000 UTC]

seeing all this come together is like seeing freinds leave. they knock your heart open and fill it with more love then you can handle.

well done, my freind.

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PhantomeBlack [2013-12-13 06:03:46 +0000 UTC]

well that was an adorable ending ;w;/

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Max-Blast [2013-12-13 01:20:16 +0000 UTC]

A pretty cool story. I feel good after reading it. I'm usually not very fond of fan characters, especially fans inserting them into significant events in a series's mythos, but you did it quite well. It was pretty darn good, good enough that I didn't mind. Not that I'm morally apposed to it or anything. XD

You did a great job over all, I say. Any complaints or criticism I may have had I've forgotten. XD I really like the way you showed Rose and Willow's friendship. It seemed very honest and innocent. I appreciate that.

I guess that's all... so yeah... good work!

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Nimaru In reply to Max-Blast [2013-12-13 08:14:49 +0000 UTC]

l'm glad you liked it


Yes, my characters tend to take on a life of their own and sometimes I'm surprised own much I end up liking them. If you haven't read their loves stories (in the Tumblr section, you should)

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Max-Blast In reply to Nimaru [2013-12-14 14:51:31 +0000 UTC]

It's cool when characters almost write themselves. It's very important to like the characters you're trying to write for... or at least be interested in them. Perhaps I shall... but knowing me it'll take a while! XD Hah.

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thasbrony [2013-11-11 13:37:44 +0000 UTC]

i've been looking for the heart healers and found 3 in willow's chapter. but the one with the brown furr and brown hair and the one with white fur and white hair i can not find. any help

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Nimaru In reply to thasbrony [2013-11-12 10:15:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'm writing a fan fiction about the white one and the brown one is in it here and there too. Neither of them is featured anywhere else at the moment.

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xXPhantomXXx [2013-11-08 02:07:23 +0000 UTC]

I lurv this!!!!!

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Jdueler11 [2013-11-07 00:19:00 +0000 UTC]

I'm thinking Twister is the founder of the Wonderbolts.

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nonecansee [2013-10-12 01:43:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness! This is absolutely beautiful storytelling!Β 


I also like your other comic, "The Real Story" but I felt more engaged in this one

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