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Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)02:41 No.3707323 l prefer the headcanon where Twilight and one of her friends becomes alicorns of the sun and moon nd she has to make the heart-wrenching choice of who to rule beside her, immortal, while the rest wither awa the hand of time Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)02:56 No.3707540 Applejack. If there's anyone l'd put in charge of running s---, other than Twilight, it's AJ > □ Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)03:27 No.3708084 23702540 Applejack bids a teary farewell to her family She tries to visit at least once a year > Unfortunately, she is often too busy to visit > Years pass. Granny Smith dies Applejack attends the funeral. She's grieving, but she's a strong pony. Being in a very large family has exposed her to loss countless times But there was more to come. Her four friends, more Apple Family members. And all this time, she didn't shed a tear > She had to be strong It wouldn't stop Applejack, the most dependable of dependable ponies. > One day, she gets a letter in the mail. > Applebloom is terminally ill She races off to Ponyville hospital to see her The elderly Applebloom lies feebly on the bed, perking up when she sees her sister ere > Ya still look like a yung 'un, even though you're seventy years old They laughed, and begin to reminisce about Applebloom's crusading shenanigans. A single question freezes Applejack dead in her tracks. Applejack... what's dyin like? "Ah... Ah don't > "Ah'm scared, big sis. Ah don't know whats gonna happen > "But you're by mah side, so ah won' be scared no more." > That's right, sugercube. Ah'm here. Applebloom closed her eyes. She didn't open them again Applejack collapsed on the floor, sobbing uncontrollably, regretting not being able to visit home and be with her family. She shed a tear for every friend that passed and every one to come. > The orange pony gathered herself, and shakily came to her feet > She walked out the door. There was work to be done She shed one tear more, heart cold with the realization of the alicorn's curse Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)03:38 No.3708291 >Celestia and Luna ascend to the next plane >Twilight raised to an Alicorn, forced to choose among her friends for Luna's successor >Chooses Applejack. Twilight rules beside Applejack, the sensible and level-headed yin to the orange alicorn's often headstrong yang >Years, decades, centuries pass. >Her friends die, her family dies, each one of them taking a small piece of her heart with her >The pain becomes nearly unbearable, and her royal duties almost suffer >But Twilight is nothing if not dedicated to a task given to her by her old mentor >So she buries her heart >Soon Twilight masters the dissembling necessary for an immortal; her heart becomes locked away, behind a cool and logical outer shell >Thousands of years flow by like a speeding river, time having a different feel for an alicorn as compared to a pony >Finally time catches up with her, and she receives a notice from a royal envoy >There is a dying dragon in Ponyville, requesting to see her Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)03:46 No.3708415 >Twilight arrives in Ponyville, a major metropolitan hub by this time At the center of town, a gigantic tree several hundred feet high stands tall and daunting, the entrance to its inner sanctum reading "Elements of Harmony Memorial Library", below it reading "Dedicated by Princess Sparkle >Curled around the tree, a massive form. Purple scales faded, green spikes drooped, eyes nearly white with cataracts. >Spike. Dear Spike, gone for those thousands of years >Princess Sparkle arrives within the hour of receiving the communique, her wings spread majestically as she lands without a sound >The old dragon picks his head up and smiles >"Hey Twi. Long time..." His voice wheezy and thin, those milky eyes searching the darkness. □ Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)03:51 No 3708500 >"Hello, Spike" Princess Sparkle responds, her voice cool and collected. "I arrived as soon as I heard. How long do you think you have? >"Not too long...it's funny, I always thought I'd outlast you. We dragons are the longest lived in all of Equestria, except for the alicorns. >Spike chuckles, a coughing fit wracking his massive frame and sending weak puffs of smoke from his near-toothless maw >"Guess this isn't the first time you've proven me wrong, eh Twi?" >A silence settles over the scene, dragon and alicorn regarding one another, the weight of a question hanging heavy between them >"Why did you leave, Spike?" Princess Sparkle finally asks. Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)03:55 No.3708561 223708500 >Spike's smile fades >"You could have lived closer. You could have written... "Princess Sparkle's voice cracks a bit, her facade of emotionless detachment breaking for a split second >"There was no place for me here and you know it, Twi...besides, I couldn't watch all my friends die. Pinkie Pie, Rainbow, Fluttershy >His jaw quivers a moment before looking away "Rarity.." Spoken quietly, the shame and guilt of millenia aching in his heart. "She always thought you'd come back. To see her." Princess Sparkle moved closer, her voice taking on that lecturing tone that Spike had come to regard with deep nostalgia >"At first I thought it was conceit, that she just loved the attention you gave her. But as the years went by and she never stopped talking about you, her Spikey-Wikey >Twi, please >"But she loved you, Spike. We all did. But none like Rarity. She never did find a pony who treated her quite like you did.. Another silence descended over the scene >> □ Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)04:00 No.3708629 Sorry if I keep switching tenses. It's late.) Spike's eyes close, tears beginning to flow S"I would have thought you'd have had the decency to attend her funeral. But what could I have expected from a child. Because that's what you are, Spike, a selfish child. The tears are flowing, and not simply from Spike. Tears are coating Princess Sparkle's cheeks and she can't bring herself to notice, too hot is her rage and betrayal, simmering beneath for thousands of years. "WHY DID YOU LEAVE, YOU STUPID LITTLE DRAGON!? WHY DID YOU LEAVE MEI? WHY DIDNT YOU COME BACKI? YOU WERE LIKE A SON TO ME AND. and Spike raises his weary head to stare at Twilight. The alicorn is shaking, her eyes closed tight, her wings beating against her sides Twilight Sparkle dashes to her friend's side, burying her face in his long neck. Her crown slips and falls to the ground, but she pays it no mind. "Oh Spike I'm so sorry I didn't mean it oh please forgive me. □ Anonymous 08/06/12(Mon)04:08 No.3708744 )3708629 Her apologies continue unabated for several minutes, the tears flowing, her face pressed against his scaly neck. >Her heart open and raw, the pain nearly debilitating in its bone-deep intensity >The pain of thousands of years of loss and death poured out against her oldest friend's neck Finally, Twiight feels the weight of one of Spike's massive hands descending on her, pulling her in close Spike doesn't speak, simply curling his long neck around her and laying his head by her side >Twilight's breathing slowly returns to normal as the warm, comforting closeness of her friend, her oldest, dearest friend...her Spike...envelops her >His chest rises and falls. >Twilight kisses her friend's cheek "I love you, Spike...you're my very best friend.. >Spike doesn't speak. e can't speak "..you were...the best assistant...any unicorn could ever want. His chest rises and falls Rises and falls >"Please >"Don't leave me again. >Remains still end

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