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Published: 2014-01-21 21:41:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 67266; Favourites: 1748; Downloads: 653
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Description Woken in the middle of the night by a high-pitched squeal, Rarity goes to investigate and finds her sister curled up in bed crying.
"Sweetie Belle...?" Rarity frowns as she steps into the filly's room.
"I... I had a bad dream!" Sweetie Belle moans, wiping the tears from her tired eyes.
"Again?" Rarity sighs, giving her sister a sympathetic look. Bringing a comforting smile to her muzzle, Rarity clops over, climbing up onto the bed. "It's alright, Sweetie, there's nothing to worry about. Rarity's here."
The older mare wriggles under the covers beside her, wrapping her in a warm hug and nuzzling the top of her head. Her horn begins to glow softly like a nightlight, dispelling the shadows and the imaginary monsters that lurk within them. Sweetie Belle cuddles close to her big sister, the tears on her cheek glinting in the light.
"I'm sorry I woke you up..."
"Don't be silly," Rarity replies, stroking the scared filly's mane. Quietly, she whispers the first notes of a lullaby, the same one their mother used to sing when Sweetie was still just a baby. Sweetie Belle buries her face in Rarity's chest, listening to her sister's rhythmic heartbeat. She smiles weakly as Rarity chases the nightmares away.
"Hush now, quiet now, it's time to lay your sleepy head..."

A fresh attempt at playing with shadows and light. I wasn't sure how this one would turn out, but after a fair bit of tweaking, I'm very happy with the finished result

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Comments: 317

kylgrv In reply to ??? [2015-08-24 00:48:38 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to the herd!Β Β 

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Hero-Mode [2015-05-10 13:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Aww, not only was that very thoughtful of her it was nice of her as well, I like this as well plus it's cute too.

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PKBegley98 In reply to ??? [2015-04-19 10:35:29 +0000 UTC]

The detail on Sweetie's tear...Β Β 

Beautiful.

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PonyEcho In reply to PKBegley98 [2015-04-19 12:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, I'm so glad you like it

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Seiya-Meteorite [2015-04-19 02:12:54 +0000 UTC]

This is so tear-jerkingly beautiful... Β 

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PonyEcho In reply to Seiya-Meteorite [2015-04-19 12:09:00 +0000 UTC]

Aww, well thank you very much, I'm so happy you liked it

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Seiya-Meteorite In reply to PonyEcho [2015-04-19 13:26:17 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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KamilPL94 [2015-04-14 23:14:13 +0000 UTC]

Cute

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PonyEcho In reply to KamilPL94 [2015-04-19 12:08:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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ClawsRocketArts [2015-01-18 18:22:12 +0000 UTC]

That's really touching!
^^

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PonyEcho In reply to ClawsRocketArts [2015-01-26 22:38:26 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, thank you, I'm so happy you like it

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ClawsRocketArts In reply to PonyEcho [2015-01-26 22:41:07 +0000 UTC]

No prob!
You know what's funny?
You made me feel an emotion for a character I hate that's NOT rage!!!
XD

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PonyEcho In reply to ClawsRocketArts [2015-01-26 23:02:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh well, I'll take it as a huge compliment for my work then Thank you!

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ClawsRocketArts In reply to PonyEcho [2015-01-26 23:17:16 +0000 UTC]

It was a compliment!
You're welcome!
^^

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SweetBrew [2015-01-18 01:41:57 +0000 UTC]

Very well made.
Looks exactly like the show, just with better lighting.
Also quite touching, makes me jealous of Sweetie. lol

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PonyEcho In reply to SweetBrew [2015-01-18 11:50:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much I try and stay as true to the show's art style as possible. So glad you like it

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Herobrine564 [2014-12-29 02:53:45 +0000 UTC]

seriously cute pic, I like rarity's hair like that

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PonyEcho In reply to Herobrine564 [2015-01-17 23:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much I do like being able to go off-model and get creative with characters' manes and things

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Herobrine564 In reply to PonyEcho [2015-01-18 00:16:05 +0000 UTC]

yeah, you did a good job

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AussieGriffin In reply to ??? [2014-12-24 14:26:53 +0000 UTC]

Don't know why I didn't fave this before. o.O
A.G.

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PonyEcho In reply to AussieGriffin [2015-01-17 23:02:49 +0000 UTC]

Well I really appreciate you coming back and giving it a fave

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Glittertiara [2014-12-16 22:01:23 +0000 UTC]

she is so sweet.

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PonyEcho In reply to Glittertiara [2015-01-17 23:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Hehe I tried to make them as sweet as possible

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Tails458 [2014-12-16 17:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Such a sweet sisterly moment, love it

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PonyEcho In reply to Tails458 [2015-01-17 23:04:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much I'm so glad you like it!

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Tails458 In reply to PonyEcho [2015-01-17 23:06:06 +0000 UTC]

welcome, I don't like it, I LOVE IT XD

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PonyEcho In reply to Tails458 [2015-01-17 23:10:26 +0000 UTC]

Hehe

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TheNeoStrike [2014-12-13 07:42:00 +0000 UTC]

This is one of my favorites! I used it in my PMV pic collage I did for my original cover song I didΒ  ofΒ  Coldplay's Midnight... I'm glad I got to find out WHO it came from ^_^
I don't have that one in there this time around...I had to redo the videoΒ  (sorry) but I love the art work.. please keep it up ^^
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoDwVx…

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PonyEcho In reply to TheNeoStrike [2015-01-17 23:01:22 +0000 UTC]

Well that's great, thanks so much for the compliment It's always a huge moral boost when I hear someone likes my work enough to include it in their videos or wants to use it for a fan-fic, so thank you!

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Jax1776 [2014-12-06 18:13:34 +0000 UTC]

The feels.

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PonyEcho In reply to Jax1776 [2015-01-17 23:08:24 +0000 UTC]

Aww, well thank you I'm so happy you found this picture hnnnnng-worthy!

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CMC--Scootaloo [2014-11-18 00:59:02 +0000 UTC]

I was running out of ideas for my NaPoWriMo compilation recently and then I thought on this picture and inspiration struck again, so I wrote a fanfic based on it that expands on the little story that you have added to this picture:

www.fimfiction.net/story/22650…

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PonyEcho In reply to CMC--Scootaloo [2014-12-06 16:50:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh my! Well thank you so much for such an enormous compliment! I'm glad you found my work inspiring! I'll have to check this out, thank you for bringing it to my attention

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Scootaloo98686 In reply to PonyEcho [2022-06-24 22:52:24 +0000 UTC]

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CMC--Scootaloo In reply to PonyEcho [2014-12-06 19:11:11 +0000 UTC]

No, thank you!
Without you, I would have written something terrible for that day with that lack of inspiration I had.
Your picture saved me!

Please tell me how you liked it after giving it a read.
I'm interested what other people, and especially you, say to it.

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PonyEcho In reply to CMC--Scootaloo [2015-01-17 22:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Well now, that's not so bad at all
There are a some grammatical errors and a couple of redundant or repetitive lines here and there, but overall I found it quite charming It's always interesting to get other people's takes on the story behind the picture. Thanks for drawing my attention to it!

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CMC--Scootaloo In reply to PonyEcho [2015-01-20 00:34:47 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it how I turned the picture into a fic!

Would you tell me which lines you found redundant and repetitive?
And I'm definitely looking through this story at some point and hunt down the grammar mistakes to see where I have still to improve with that.

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CodeWeaver [2014-11-09 16:53:48 +0000 UTC]

Awww, you make me want to hug them both to help everypony feel better.

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PonyEcho In reply to CodeWeaver [2014-11-15 23:34:00 +0000 UTC]

Hug all the ponies! Well, I'm so happy my picture has had a positive effect

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AinoBunnyApplejack [2014-11-01 21:34:58 +0000 UTC]

I love Rarity!

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PonyEcho In reply to AinoBunnyApplejack [2014-11-15 23:33:05 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, she can be so lovely, I don't blame you!

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AinoBunnyApplejack In reply to PonyEcho [2014-11-16 10:37:16 +0000 UTC]

Β 

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Diespitris [2014-10-26 02:05:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow, this is awesome.

I love the little story, too, but would it be all right if I used this as the cover for a Fimfiction story I'm about to start? Needless to say, I'll credit you.

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Diespitris In reply to Diespitris [2014-10-27 06:39:34 +0000 UTC]

Nevermind. It's still a lovely piece, but I found something else. That, and I saw someone else using it as cover art and I don't want to be a copy-cat.

[Insert Forlorn Sigh Here]

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PonyEcho In reply to Diespitris [2014-11-15 23:32:05 +0000 UTC]

Well, all the same, it was a great honour that you wanted to use it, and I really appreciate that! If you decide to use it (or any of my other pics for a fic), feel free

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Diespitris In reply to PonyEcho [2014-11-16 02:37:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch. : D

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alexwarlorn [2014-10-25 02:03:58 +0000 UTC]

What nightmares were tormenting poor Sweetie Belle?

And yeah, Rarity is more of a mother than her mother it seems to Sweetie.Β 

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PonyEcho In reply to alexwarlorn [2014-11-01 10:21:42 +0000 UTC]

Sisterly love is a beautiful thing As for Sweetie's nightmares, what do you think she was dreaming of?

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Arielmlp In reply to ??? [2014-10-17 05:24:09 +0000 UTC]

I cried and it's so beautiful.

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thomasawesome55 In reply to ??? [2014-10-03 02:08:23 +0000 UTC]

I only cried from 2 things before I came here. Pain and My Little Dashie. Time to add this to the list.

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