Thank you to all who read, commented, favorited, or voted on this story. It has definitely been an emotional journey for me writing this story--no, this novel, really. I never intended for this story to be this long, detailed, or deep, but such is the writer's journey. Sometimes we author our stories, and sometimes we are authored by them.

A Note On OC's and Canon Characters

The following characters in this story are original characters drummed up by my imagination:

-Greyhoof, Allspice, the maid, and the stallion servants of the Orange Family Mansion;
-Turner the bartender/barber;
-Card Slinger, Lucky Toss, Fencer, Boone, and Switch;
-Rustler, Flora, Turn Key, and Quick Step;
-the unnamed, slightly insane instructor of Babs Seed's classroom;
-Babs Seed's unnamed, deceased aunt;
-both of Bernie Madhoof's "lackeys" (the account manipulator and insurance agents).

The following characters in this story are referenced in the canon, but their appearances, personalities, backstories and experiences have been created by me:

-Citrus Blossom (in the canon as the nameless older sister of Babs Seed);
-Aunt Orange/Libra Scales (in the canon as Aunt Orange, with a different appearance that I assign to her):
-Uncle Orange/Bernie Madhoof (in the canon as Uncle Orange, with a different appearance than I assign to him).

The following characters are canon characters that I have used in this work of fanfiction, altering/using their backstories, personalities, actions, and experiences for the purpose of this story:

-Babs Seed
-Apple Bloom
-Applejack
-Big Macintosh
-Granny Smith
-Princess Luna
-Sweetie Belle
-Scootaloo

Thanks again for all of the support and Happy Holidays!