My Faithful Student- MLP Show-Style Speedpaint [Head-Canon]

[@InspiredPixels]

'Luster Dawn?...' In the quietest voice. . . . *'LUSTER DAWN!!'* . As the sun was beginning to set, it would need to be moved to be replaced by the moon. But Twilight couldn't do it, not when her friend was like this. It has been 5 minutes and Luster Dawn's breathing has only gotten worse, however she had managed with the help of Twilight to lay on her stomach to ease the airflow. Tears were already streaming down the princess's face, making her rosy face a deep crimson as fear and sadness long replaced the spark of happiness that trotted inside of her chest. With a protecting wing, she was patiently waiting for further help as she sent a scroll for Spike and Emergency Services. Luster Dawn was aware, even through all her difficult breathing she was holding her mentor's hoof with a weak smile across her wrinkled lips. Did the Unicorn look somehow older showing that sad smile? 'I-I'm so sorry, Luster Dawn. I-I promise help is coming soon, you just try and stay as comfortable as possible. Are you comfortable? Is there anything I can do? There must be something, mustn't there? I might have a spell to help the breathing-" Twilight offered desperately but to her saddened observation the unicorn gave a small shake of her head as she opened her lips very carefully. 'N-No...N-No it's okay...I like this...Y-You're warm, it's easing the pain a little. P-Princess..' Luster Dawn explained in a weak croak, Twilight nearly began sobbing out loud from her dangerously fatal sounding voice; with a sniff she tried to contain as must composer as possible even if her nose ran along with the streams of tears that escaped and threatened to burst. 'H-Hey, there's n-no need for formal g-greeting Luster. Y-You can just call me Twilight, w-we're friends after all...' Twilight managed a sad smile herself, that made the unicorn give her own weakened smile back. Feeling the unicorn's body leaning for support into the large immorality body of the Princess, Twilight could feel every breath against her skin and her listening become as sharp as a hark's. A dozen seconds went by with just the sound of raspy inhales and exhales that appeared to get calmer each fraction of time that goes by. The silent was broken suddenly by Luster Dawn herself, managing with surprising ease to ask Princess Twilight a simple request. 'P-Princess...I-I mean Twilight. I-It's okay...T-This is all I-I want...Y-You know that song you sang to me when I first went to Ponyville? The one you sang for me with your friends to teach me about friendship? Could...Could you sing that for me whilst we wait? It's my favourite...' Luster Dawn asked kindly, tinting her head up as the Princess's head that was waiting at the door went to her. A moment of consideration spread between the two of them, a moment of shared heart-beats, and a moment of warmth spreading over them started as Twilight's worried and scared features was greeted with another feeling. Pain. With a smile that could made the morning birds cry, she nodded with a sniffle as the frozen sun settling light warmed the cool decoration around them. 'O-Of course, L-Luster Dawn...E-Everything for you...' She muttered, taking a slow controlled breath as decades of formal practice washed over the ruler. It was going to be difficult but...*How could she not do this for Luster Dawn?* 'When I-I started out, I was unsure I-I thought I knew all that I needed, didn't know what to expect. But when my walls came down...*Gulp* I saw the truth... All along something was missing And I think...we'll see it, too.' *Shaking Inhale and Exhale* 'This is where the magic...happens This is where the magic l-lives. Our friendships weave together stronger The bonds grow deeper, lasting...L-Lasting longer ....And the greatest spell you'll know Is h-how the M-Magic of Friendship... Twilight was about to finish before noticing the complete silent that stilled the room, only her own breath could be heard and her sound of the birds outside slowed her out of her singing state. She wasn't looking down, she had wandered her eyes to the windowpane that shun a light that burned her swollen eyes. She couldn't feel anything. She couldn't hear anything from Luster Dawn. She couldn't bare to look... Softly as a dying flower her head lowered and she rested on top of Luster Dawn's head, the silver and lightened hairs tinkling her nostrils and catching her sparkling tears that cried in the natural lighting. Her frontal legs carefully wrapped around the still body as if it was made out of glass with the wing acting as a warm blanket. With one last push, the Alicorn's quietly sobbing eyes braved themselves to open to go along with the final word of the song that finally broke her professionalism. That finally broken her grieve scarred heart... That finally broke her... *'H-How the M-Magic...O-Of F-Friendship...G-Grows.'*

[@-__Ast0lf0__-]

Her friends are mortal too. Think she would act like this with her friends or like...worse?

[@ebonylavender3831]

That's so sad 😢, that almost brought a tear to my eyes

[@sleepdeprivedartist]

😭😭no this is to sad but the best head cannon I’ve read I shed a tear 😭

[@Godzilla5675]

My god that's Sad 😢her pupil died

[@CasualVFlowerEnjoyer]

I like the detail of her crown laid down on the floor. Here she is not a regal princess. She is a friend, her true nature. Considering that Luster Dawn was much younger than Twilight's original friends means this is not her first time losing someone she desperately loved. It is at the very least, her ninth counting her brother and parents.

[@creepypanda0253]

Damn! Now I'm crying! That is awful to feel how your friend dying in your own arms (or hooves). Poor Twilight! I know death is common, but it still hurts. I can't imagine her pain. Nobody can. The pain is different for everyone.

[@LunamoonOwO]

I was watching this and reading the backstory at the same time I tried so hard not to cry :,(

[@creator_toast]

Alicorns usually do have a longer lifespan than most ponies, because Celestia was either a thousand years old or greater than that at the beginning of the series. So Twilight will most likely out live her friends by at least a thousand years. (Great art btw!!!!)

[@brackenstorm2682]

1:02 WOW. Now that's really good foreshadowing right here!!!

[@michaelbcat]

This is amazing. Its funny, I have a half finished drawing on my laptop of a pretty similar situation as this with an elderly Pinkie Pie. But in it she's not dying, she's just losing her memory with Alzheimers. This is much more emotionally driven as it has to do with death, but I find it interesting that an angsty idea like this is shared by us. Again, amazing drawing and story!

[@alexofthenow926]

Honestly if this is what broke the friendship magic in gen 5 I wouldnt be mad. Twilight would just break after seeing so many of her friends die that she would give anything to be with them again.....Because she loved them as family. And i feel like it would break when luster dawn, Her prized student dies. she has to witness it all. and it would break someone after a while.

[@CloudyBlueJay]

So she would steal all the magic in equestria and try to revive them. Everyone would be worried and not even know it was her that had taken the magic. They all begin to accuse other species and clans out of fear, and most thinking that someone must have conspired with Tierek. Twilight spends days without eating or sleeping trying out spell after spell to revive her friends, however one of the spells backfired after days without sleep and food she became delusional and accidentally cast a spell that killed her anyone she loved and supposedly wiped out magic. No one got an explanation and and everything was left in a sort of despair

[@alexofthenow926]

@@CloudyBlueJay the spell could have killed her and turned her into the three pieces we see in the movie. but a pony from each side took one for their own greed. I like this add on-!

[@kristineoliver6370]

Personally I think luster dawn being unicorn still is much more fitting cause celestia ruled for 1000 years before her and Luna gave up their crowns to twilight and in the end of the show it’s probably been only like 15 and (Spoilers) when luster went to ponyville she made friends as twilights “faithful student” but even then I think she’d still be unicorn she wouldn’t do anything to change into an alicorn

[@Do_Re_Midi]

Coming from a gore speed paint and blindly clicking on this video gave me so much emotional whiplash and I cried while watching and reading the backstory. Instant sub omg

[@mindami3356]

I love when you do backstories! ))

[@sweetsarcasm5172]

When you think about it, Celestia prob had alot of students that ended like this she was around for a very lonnngggg time lol

[@tommymiones8986]

This is the sad truth Twilight has to face through as an allicorn princess..not to mention she has to face it more than once

[@biancaa-78910]

it must be terrible being immortal. seeing all your friends who youve had around for almost the entirety your life, aging up and then dieing right in front of your eyes. it must be the worst feeling in the world. without mentioning the huge toll on your mental health it would take aswell.

[@fantasyfawkes]

oh no this hurt my soul ;o; This made me think about how she would eventually out live all of her friends, even her brother and I just- I'm not crying, you are ;;

[@CasualVFlowerEnjoyer]

you're right I am crying

[@fatimawaqar1877]

The backstory, the art just everything is so beautiful and yet so heart breaking at the same time. Good job!!!

[@TheMoonLunis]

i spent motns thinking about how tell my stories, im too lazy for animations, making a comic is pAiN, neither writing a longer story is too hard for my english, i mean english hard, brain no understande how to letters. I'm watching you from about 2-3 years (subscribeing from private account) you inspired me when i gave up and now you even gave me an idea what to do next, i know it's not the first video like this with a backstory but i'm slow and i realised now that an idea like this is damn pretty good. Keep doing like this, and maybe one day i will reach your level

[@404studioz4]

Oh god no. My heart 😭 i started crying as soon as you began to sketch luster dawns face

[@emily._.1398]

seeing you doing the line art was soo satisfying to watch I'm glad u didn't skip it this time and I also really love the animation in the beginning this series is one of the best ones out there

[@jessicaphoung5889]

I love the comic start it was adorable

[@manosaniunknown2881]

Think about it everytime someone dies, maybe twilight turns into everlight? The evil form of her cause she is so sad and wants isolation But her evil form isnt evil then, she wants to help twilight over come her sadness and helps her instead creating chaoes

[@Dylkimside]

Beautiful history and drawing. 💜

[@juliacimino9708]

this speedpaint is so beautiful! i feel so bad for twilight :

[@flamethekitsune4689]

Amazing! I know your worked hard on this, proud of you!💚💚🙌

[@Fenjamaus40]

Amazing and heartbreaking at the same time...

[@p3talsdotpng]

My heart 💔😭

[@PinkieWhite_2]

Is this twilight's suffer? Will this happen to sunny and her friends? Will harmony stand forever? Is this why the G5 began? I had too much questions after this

[@dinonuggies8525]

So pretty!

[@starlingsentry2042]

As I was reading I was watching it at the same time, and I notice twilights eyes turn a dark pink color, and now I’m thinking . . . WAS LUSTER DAWN TWILUGHTS BREAKING POINT? was the death of luster what made her finally welcome everlasting 😭

[@kellyvalle6593]

I doubt you'd remember me or even recognize me now but hi marie! Its been such a long time since ive seen you and even your work! Hope things have been going super swell and ive seen youve improved a lot on your style since then, it's crazy to see your improvements and how you've been growinga content creator! We used to leave each other comments on deviantart before I deactivated for good. I stumbled across this channel while skimming throthrough youtube and was like "omg is that marie?? she's improved so much! I'll give her a subscription!". Anyways been nice seeing your content and stuff on my feed ;v;

[@InspiredPixels]

@Kelly Valle Wait a moment… Before I jump to conclusions, who were you again named as over DeviantArt? It’s been so long and I’ve seen a couple of dear friends of mine disappearing from DA. 💙 Would you mind giving me a hint to refresh my memory? Terribly sorry!

[@kellyvalle6593]

@@InspiredPixels I apologize for late response but I went by kelina1080 or so before I completely deactivated for good! Its been nice seeing you again though! Been most active over on toyhouse since 2018

[@zippstormmlp7202]

Miracle

[@Firestarsparkle]

Cool

[@Dinocorn_peace]

I feel bad for princess twilight sparkle

[@RainbowDashFan364]

Can you do Last of twilights friends death?

[@gracegoff5209]

Why is Luster Dawn old?

[@InspiredPixels]

@Grace Goff For your question, Luster Dawn appears to old because I based this illustration in the future of the MLP universe! Around 70 to 80+ years after the final episode of MLP which would make Luster Dawn an elderly pony. For additional details and storytelling behind this drawing, I have a pinned comment available with an emotional story attached!

[@gracegoff5209]

@@InspiredPixels TYSM.

[@warrenmonroe4538]

oh no dead She! ;C

[@MiguelFernandes-fs8cx]

She deservers tô be an alicon

[@mlpfamily3154]

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