A Beautiful Pony Rhapsody: A My Little Pony Fanfiction Done

A quiet wind blew over the empty plains of the long abandoned Sweet Apple Acres. The sky was a grayer than any day that the ponies have seen in ages, for the Rainbow Dash and the other weather pegasai are no longer tending to the skies. Any flight these days would be suicide; not with the monstrous being keeping its watch on the atmosphere. It constantly watches, keeping a close eye on the ponies who once were peaceful and plentiful.
No pony knows how it began better than the ones who used to call this once beautiful and talented pony “Student”, the long dethroned ruler of Equestria, the mighty and wise Princess Celestia. She was the first to witness the event that twisted the young filly into the form that she has taken. The signs showed themselves long before the disaster that transformed the lands into a veritable state of chaos, though no pony could have predicted the outcome of such a happening. No pony could have seen the consequences of delving into such magics as Twilight Sparkle did. It slowly took over her whole body, taking control of the pony's very soul.
Celestia knew the hazards of raising a pony with such a large capacity for magical energy as Twilight Sparkle, which is why she could trust no pony but herself to guide the young filly toward the right path. She took the young one under her wing as soon as she could after discovering her large capacity for magic, for Celestia knew that she could become the most faithful and bright young student, or the cruelest and most twisted pony in all of Equestria.
In the world that the ponies dwell in, magic that ponies use are usually borrowed from the Elements of Harmony, using the young pony's own ego as a conduit to draw magical energy from the Elements. Most ponies that are born in these late generations are lacking a large magical reserve because of their reliance on the Elements of Harmony. An average ponies reserve is usually only enough to reach the Elements of Harmony, creating a connection between the ponies ego and the Elements themselves.
Discord discovered a way to bypass this method using the opposite of the ego, the shadow. The shadow is created by the the own ego's self doubt and lack of confidence. If the ego were referred to as the light in a pony's soul, then the shadow would be the darkness left behind by the ego. It was called the Magic of Emnity; a magic that uses the shadow to draw magic from a pony's own magical reserve. Of course, it would take a pony with a massive reserve of magical energy to be able to use such a magic.
Among the books of the ancient Magic of Enmity, which were thought to be all destroyed after the initial defeat of Discord and his army of twisted ponies, one survived. In the library of the small town of Ponyville laid a book titled, “Bypassing the Elements: A Guide to Using One's Own Magic”, as though it laid in wait specifically for Twilight Sparkle to discover.

“Hey, AJ. Are you in position?”
“I'm ready Rarity.”
“RD, are you in position?”
“As always.”
Rainbow Dash was waiting on the east side of the castle, while Applejack was on the opposite side. Rarity was located in the caves deep inside the Everfree Forest, where the surviving ponies have taken refuge with the leader of the rebellion, Princess Celestia.
“Celestia, all ponies are in position. Last chance to abort.”
“Commence the operation!”
With that command, Celestia set all events in stone. The ponies moved out in uniform fashion.












Rainbow Dash's Invasion
Flying low to the ground, Rainbow Dash sprang forward, invading the courtyard of the once occupied Canterlot Castle. Using the local trees as cover, she makes her way to the side entrance of the castle. Using her speed and guile, dashing from tree to tree, she arrives at the small door.
“See that Rarity? Ten seconds flat. You owe me fif-”
“Er, uh good work RD. You have arrived in the east wing of the Canterlot castle. The throne room is down this hall and to the north; do you think that you can make it?”
“Who do you think that you're talking to?”
“I see. Ok, proceed RD.”
Rainbow Dash began to move when she heard one last thing from Rarity.
“And Rainbow... Godspeed.”
I don't need the speed of a god... I am much faster. Rainbow Dash thought to herself.
And with that thought, she rushed down the hallways. Barreling through each corridor, she left only a rainbow colored afterimage behind. The halls themselves were empty, the were corridors hollow. It seemed as though the castle was completely unoccupied.
“Rarity, something is strange. There's no sign of anypony in the castle.”
“You haven't met any resistance?”
“Not a single pony has showed up.”
“Celestia?” said Rarity, looking to the pony for advice. “We haven't had contact with Applejack in quite a while. Should we abort?”
“Applejack...?”
The fear bled into Rainbow Dash's voice.
“What happened to Applejack?”
“Keep your bearing, RD. It is not a problem.”
Rainbow Dash began to protest, but Celestia quickly silenced her.
“It changes nothing! Keep heading to the throne room; that is your objective.”
“...I've got it...”
Rainbow Dash reluctantly followed her order, and entered the throne room.
“Nice to see you again... Rainbow Crash.”
There she sat, her twisted figure outlined be the light shining faintly from the window behind her. A faint cloud of smoke covered her body fully, creating a shroud of darkness around her.
“Twilight, I'm only going to ask this once... Please stop this. This isn't the Twilight we know; please, give the Twilight Sparkle we love back to us.”
Rainbow Dash looked at the monster that was once called Twilight Sparkle with pleading eyes.
















Applejack's Invasion
Applejack approached the west wing of the castle, running straight toward the entrance. Using her back legs, she bucks the door open.
“Rarity, I'm in.”
A loud, high pitched noise rang throughout the air causing the clouds part for a moment before closing back up.
“Agh! What in tarnation-”
Pain ravaged throughout Applejack's head, spreading to her body. Her whole body was ravaged with pain; her mind was deteriorating; her soul was being torn apart. This seemingly endless pain was destroying Applejack from the inside out.
“I see you, Applejack... I know what you are doing.”
“T-twilight... is that... you?”
“Soon you will see. They don't really care about you. They're just using you.”
“Thats... not true...”
“Remember when Pinkie Pie wanted you to help her make those cupcakes, or when Fluttershy had you round up those rabbits? They were just using you; they never really cared.”
“Wha-what about Rarity, or you? You guys never asked me for help.”
“Rarity was using me to get closer to Canterlot. She knew that I would disapprove of her not liking you.”
Twilight's voice became somber.
“And as for me, I was the only one that cared about you. I was the only one who reached out to you when you needed help, especially during Applebucking season. Who else was worried enough to offer their help? Nopony.”
“But everypony else... helped.”
“They were only acting nice so you would owe them. All they wanted is to use your talent for their own gain.”
“What are ya getting at?”
“The reason they all looked down on you was because you are a lowly earth pony. You possess no special magic or powers.”
“B-but Pinkie Pie is-”
“Pinkie Pie was just following us; she was never one of our friends. She was just a lonely pony, like me. She just fed off of us like a parasite, looking at us like we were some kind of food.”
Applejack stayed quiet as Twilight slowly worked her influence over the young filly.
“I can give you the power to become much more than a simple earth pony. I can give you a horn, strengthening your connection to magic. What do you say?”
“I... just want to become stronger. I don't want to have to rely on anypony else anymore.”
“I can make that happen. With a unicorns horn, you can become stronger than you can imagine. I can share my magic with you.”
Applejack stared at the sky, the clouds parting once again. The suns rays reached the pony's coat, making her mane shine.
“I...”

The room echoed with a quiet vibration. Twilight silently stared at Rainbow Dash, watching her closely.
“Rarity, where is Applejack? She should have been here by now?”
“You won't be able to find Applejack where she is right now.”
Fear ran across every nerve in Rainbow Dash's body. Her heart was encased in a layer of panic slowly transforming into rage.
“Where... is... Applejack...”
“Yes, where is Applejack? I wonder where she went off to...”
“...Confound you.”
“Oh come now, do you honestly care about Applejack's safety? From what I saw, you just cared about being better than her.”
Rainbow Dash's spine froze; her mind began to slip away.
“That isn't-”
“Do you remember when I got those tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala? Or the ironpony challenge you created specifically to show your supremacy over her?”
“That wasn't the reason!”
Protesting with all of her heart, Rainbow Dash challenged Twilight's claim.
“Then, pray-tell. Why did you want to prove with all of those challenges?”
The young Pegasus averted her eyes Twilight's gaze, feeling the sharpness of her eyes cutting through the tension.
“I-I can't say. I don't know; I just wanted to...”
“Them are all excuses and you know it! You never cared for me!”
The voice of another pony echoed throughout the room.
“A-applejack?!”
There emerged the missing pony herself, Applejack.
“That is true, Applejack. I was the only pony who cared.”
Twilight approached the newly transfigured Applejack, caressing her with her dark appendages. Tears welled up in Rainbow Dash's eyes as she silently watched this event unfold in front of her.
“Now Applejack, take revenge upon this pony who has treated you with such... enmity.”
The horn placed atop Applejack's head began to shine, causing the whole room to rumble.
“Please Applejack! Look, I'm sorry that I hurt you; just please forgive me.”
Applejack's horn continued to glow with an ominous aura that filled the entire room.
“Please forgive me! I... just wanted you to notice me...”
The aura continued to flood the entire area, seeping its way into every crevice. Tears poured forth from Rainbow Dash's eyes, which were filled with sorrow.
“It's all because-”
Rainbow Dash took a step forward.
“Applejack-”
Fighting against the current of the ever-flowing darkness, Rainbow Dash kept moving forward, never once taking a pause.
“I've admired your strength-”
Another step was taken.
“And always thought of you as my greatest rival-”
And yet another step forward was taken.
“And my greatest ally-”
Just a few more steps separated the two fillies.
“What I'm really trying to say is-”
Reaching her right hoof out to Applejack, Rainbow Dash touched the side of her face.
“I love you Applejack!”
With a pleading look, Rainbow Dash stared directly into Applejack's now glowing eyes.
“Ha ha ha! An unrequited love? Oh how I pity you Rainbow Dash.”
Twilight's voice bellowed from beyond the shadows.
“Come on Applejack, say something. Anything...”
Her face full of tears, and her heart full of emotion, she opened herself to Applejack, yet Applejack remained unchanged.
“It seems as though your love is one sided. Must be lonely.”
With every moment that passed, Rainbow Dash's hooves got colder and colder. After a while, she couldn't feel them at all. The more feeling she lost in her body, the more her hope eroded.
“I-I'm so sorry... Applejack...”
Her body felt heavy, as though her legs were trying to support many ponies instead of one. And yet she moved forward, step by step. She lifted her two front legs using all of her might, placing them around Applejack's neck.
“I-if you feel that killing me is the only way to heal your wounded heart, then please, do it.”
Bricks from the ceiling started to fall around the ponies, causing massive quakes.
“R-r-rain-”

Darkness.
Darkness.
Darkness.
Thats all that exists in this world.
She wasn't sure of how she got there. She wasn't sure of where she was.
She just knew that it was dark and lonely in this world.
There was nothing that could be recognized properly.
There was no floor.
There was no ceiling.
Just empty space.
The young pony couldn't tell where she began and ended.
She had no physical sense of self.
Just a simple consciousness floating along like a cloud.
No, that wouldn't be right, a cloud has a form.
This consciousness is formless.
As though she were her own dimension, taking up the entire space.
Although, there was a sensation of floating.
Somewhere in that space, the being known as Applejack could be found.
Maybe she was somewhere inside that space.
Maybe she was the space itself.
The best word to describe the sensation would be,
a dream.

Sleep Tight, Young Filly; you will need all the rest you can get
Applejack couldn't think.
Applejack couldn't speak.
Applejack couldn't act.
She was trapped.
No, she simply didn't have the devices to do so.
For she was no longer Applejack as her friends knew her.
No longer the older sister of Apple Bloom.
No longer the member of the Apple family.
No longer friends with Rainbow Dash or Rarity or Pinkie Pie.
She was simply a pool of existence, or a primordial soup.
Maybe it would be best to call her a thoughtless thought trapped within its own existence.
There is nothing to be heard here, nor is there anything to be seen.
Just the spacial being who used to be known as Applejack.
“A----ja--”
A small wave intruded the space, disturbing the natural order of this world.
“Ap---ja-k”
The waves gained intensity; the amplitude was immense.
“Pl—se for—ve me... I just ---ted you to not-ce me...”
Everything flowed like a cyclone twisting itself around in multiple directions.
Lips. The first thing that came into existence. The first thing that was realized in this space.
“I've ad—red your stre—th-”
Hooves, the next thing to become realized. Feeling swelled inside these newly discovered appendages.
“And alw—s thought of you as my gre---st rival-”
Legs started to grow from the top of the hooves, finding their way up to an abdomen. A face grew from the lips that were born earlier.
“And my greatest a—y-”
A mane and tail grew from out of their respective places; an abdomen slowly closed up like paint filling a canvas. The skin and fur slowly closed up the sides of her body.
“What I'm t---ng to say is-”
As if being stitched up, the sides folded over and formed her back. A sense of presence filled the fully formed body of the one who can be now identified as the pony who:
Is the older sister of Apple Bloom.
Is the member of the Apple family.
Is friends with Rainbow Dash and Rarity and Pinkie Pie.
She is now the pony who represents the Element of Honesty, the hard working, the sometimes stubborn, the always trustworthy, Applejack.
“I love you Applejack.”
Light flooded her eyes, sound returned to her ears, feeling resided in her body once again.
The young filly opened her eyes, slowly as to not let too much light enter her eyes.

The aura subsided.
The air became still.
“I was hoping not to have to fight two ponies...”
The unfamiliar voice caught all of the ponies offguard. It had a low grumble undertone, as though the owner of the voice had been through things that no pony, nay, no one could ever imagine.
“It has been a long time, Twilight Sparkle.”
His scales showed through the small light given off by the dimly lit sky; his silhouette was outlined perfectly by the grey atmosphere.
“So, you escaped death. Pity, you could have been my prized puppet.”
Rainbow Dash and Applejack remained silent.
“Yes it is a pity,”
The owner of the mysterious voice took another few steps forward.
“For you that is.”
Carrying an old musket with its barrel plated in gold, the mysterious figure steps even closer.
“So, do you think that you defeat me? How far you have fallen; the one I used to call 'My Number One Assistant'.”
The young dragon aimed his rifle at the pony emanating the animosity.
“S-spike?”
With stunned looks on their faces, both Applejack and Rainbow Dash set their eyes upon the dragon, and yet, they couldn't believe their eyes.
He wasn't the small baby dragon they once knew and loved, for he had grown in his time away from the rest of the ponies.

“So Twilight, what will it be? Are you willing to give it up, or will you insist on staying in this twisted form you have taken up?”
“My my, how the young have grown. And yet, he is still the foolish young dragon that I raised. You haven't changed a bit, have you?”
“No words can summarize my feelings for you at this moment. This ends now.”
The young dragon Spike takes up aim at the pony who calls herself Twilight Sparkle, meticulously positioning himself to get the maximum range.
Twilight braced herself, placing her hooves on the cement underneath her. The skies above cleared, letting the moonlight through. Even with the light shown from the moon, Twilight was still shrouded in darkness.
“Aim small,”
And with that,
“Miss small,”
The first shot was fired.

Bullets made of flame were sent barreling across the room.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Cement blocks were being tossed by black serpents made up of darkness.
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
Twilight Sparkle remained stationary as Spike leaped left and right between the remnants of the columns.
“Rainbow? I will need your help on this one.”
“But Appleja-”
“If we don't find a way to defeat her here, we won't be able to escape this alive.”
“...I understand,”
Helping Applejack to the exit of the room, Rainbow Dash made sure of Applejack's safety before returning to Spike's side.
“What do you need?”
“Well...”


“Are you sure that it's gonna work?”
“I cannot say for certain, but I have a feeling that it is our best chance.”
“At least our chances are better than zero; alright, good luck Spike.”
Taking an odd looking ball out of a pouch around his belt. A light green glow was emitted from the ball, outlining the strange markings that appeared from the ball.
Spike took in a deep breath, slowly calming his nerves.
He loaded the barrel with powder.
“This gun fires balls of magic using an enchantment carved in the back of the barrel, which can become any element of the handlers choosing. Being a dragon, I am naturally aligned with fire, but also can shoot other elements,”
A faint sound of grains of gunpowder filling the barrel could be heard.
“Also, if needed, real bullets like this one can also be loaded,”
He took some lube and a small patch, first lubricating the end of the barrel before applying the patch.
“This bullet has a special effect built into it that acts as a magical amplifier,”
He took the ball and uses the ram rod to load the gun.
“Well, enough for explainations. Right now, it is time for us to decide this battle.”
A large inhale,
“Aim small,”
A slow, relaxed exhale.
“Miss small.”
He ran out in a hurried frenzy. Blocks were being hurled everywhere.
Spike's advance was suicidal; there was certain death for him if he advanced like he did any farther.
But he continued to move forward without thinking. He kept his feet steady, relying on his speed for his defense.
Bricks shatter left and right.
Dust lingers in the air.
It was as though the scene was a moving picture rather than an event.
For some reason, Spike decided to cease his advance.
“So you have finally given up on this silly game? I'm sure that you have realized that there is no way of escaping this alive.”
A large chunk of the floor was taken by one of the many dark tendrils that were connected to the black shadow that was Twilight Sparkle.
“It was a fun battle, but it is as they say; all great things must come to an end.”
The massive object, the young dragon, the dark pony; all of which stood inert for just fraction of a second.
The object met the ground with a large crashing noise. A cloud of dust replaced the ground where Spike once stood, tall and proud. There was no sign of Spike's existence anywhere to be seen.
“I expected more from my number one assistant... such a shame.”
Directing her gaze at the ponies near the entrance, she slowly sends her tentacle like appendages to retrieve the young fillies.
“Not so fast Twilight.”
Rainbow Dash spoke out against the evil enchantress.
“Oh? And what are you going to do to stop me?”
“This.”
Leaving nothing but a rainbow colored afterimage, she vanished up into the air.
Fighting against gravity and air resistance, she continued to rise effortlessly.
Reaching her peak, she stopped for a moment.
“Please forgive me Twilight...”
She began to fall, slowly at first, using the earths gravity to pull herself at a constant.
Reaching terminal velocity, she began to propel herself toward the earth.

“So much for 'love'. How does it feel to be abandoned?”
Applejack laid there defenseless on the ground, still nauseated from her dissociation.
“Have you given up Applejack? Are you not going to fight back?”
Twilight readied her massive tendrils for a feast, as though her dark vine-like extensions were hungry serpents.
“Alright, since you seem to have no other good use, I will devour your body as nutrition for myself.”
The tendrils waved around rapidly; they awaited the command. For when Twilight Sparkle gave the word, Applejack would be completely eaten.
“I've got you now!”
The voice thought to be long gone had returned to play.
For floating in the air was the young dragon who should have been crushed long ago.
Aiming with the utmost precision, Spike readied his weapon.
“TWILIGHT!!”
The shot was fired.
The plan was set into motion.
Watching as the projectile reached it target, Twilight gave but a simple laugh.
The bullet hit its mark.
Everything fell silent.
But Twilight still stood tall, not wavering at the least.
The bullet was lodged in the dark coat surrounding the monster.
“Nice try Spike. You should have known that no projectile could pierce darkness of this density.”
Making small bolts of green, the bullet refused to back down, as though it had a mind of its own.
“I did know. I knew that there is no projectile that I could use to get close to hitting you.”
“Wha- why won't this thing come out?”
The ball of lead worked against all resistance that Twilight imposed onto it.
“That's why I decided to let someone else become the projectile...”
Looking up to the sky, a small blue speck could be spotted.
Ever so slightly, it began to grow larger.
“You can't mean-”
“I'm sure that you know what I have planned.”
Giving Twilight no time to react, a large circular rainbow appeared right before her eyes.
The impact was enough to destroy anything that was in its path, whether it be a large diamond, or whether it be large cloud of darkness.
Rainbow Dash landed directly onto the tiny ball of lead, transferring all of her kinetic energy to the bullet.
Like a billiard ball being hit by the cue, the projectile the was once stationary had pierced through the dark sheath.
“GRAH!”
Twilight Sparkle had let out a large cry, wailing like a mad beast.
The darkness dissipated, leaving a recognizable figure.
Rising from her defeat, it seemed as though the team still had a battle ahead of them.
Her hair burned bright red.
He coat was bleached white.
She still was not the Twilight from days old.
Her eyes leaked a sense of murderous intent.

The darkness that once covered the twisted the image of young Twilight now covers the sky.
The orange glow from Twilight's mane and tail were the only things illuminating the space.
“So, you finally reveal your true form...”
Spike glared at the flaming pony, reciprocating the murderous look in her eye.
“Now the real battle begins,”
Dark aura acted as Twilight's voice box, creating vibrations in the air.
“Let us end this here,”
The sound rained down as if it were the voice of God.
The cold air that sent shivers down Spike's spine,
The dim light coming from Twilight's flames,
This environment set the stage for this last battle.

Bolts of ice and fire were traded between the two.
These two elements collided often, as though they were natural enemies.
Meeting in the middle, they consequentially met, creating large amounts of steam.
“The fog of war,”
A large ball of flame was hurled toward Spike. Nimbly dodging, Spike avoided the pocket of fire. The ball met its mark, destroying one of the few still stationary walls.
Mysteriously, the entire space went quiet.
Both sides waited on either side of this newly formed stalemate, formulating strategies.
The vapor cleared. The two sides could be clearly seen.
On one side stood Spike along with the two fillies, and on the other held the fiery beast.
“So, I see your friends finally decided to show themselves,”
The waves of sound resonated with everything surrounding them.
“I don't understand,”
Spike inquired about Twilight's meaning behind her words.
“Celestia just arrived with her lackeys.”
Her eyes were looking elsewhere, as if staring into empty space.
“That is correct.”
Celestia made her entrance along with Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.
“I hurried as fast as I could as soon as I got the letter from Spike.”
“Huh?”
Rainbow Dash looked at Celestia with confusion.
“I sent a letter to Celestia before entering the room. It's the only way I knew that I would be able to get a hold of Celestia without being interrupted.”
“Yes, and now we are all gathered. Let us destroy what we have created.”
Celestia looked at Twilight with a twisted grimace.
Rainbow Dash charged into battle before anyone anyone could speak a single word.
“I will protect AJ with my life!”
She flew past the flamed monster, flying in an elliptical formation around it.
“Have a little taste of my weather patrolling skills,”
Creating a cyclone of such a intensity that it has the potential to destroy entire cities, Rainbow Dash continues to orbit the fiend.
The entire sky started to shift into a circular motion, clearing some of the aura from the sky.
But instead of dissipating, the aura instead bled into the tornado.
The darkness was like sharp grains of sand being blasted at ridiculous speeds, the abrasive nature of caused massive amounts of pain to Rainbow Dash.
It was like flying into a storm of razor blades, feeling as though your entire body was being sliced in several different ways.
She kept flying anyway, even if she knew that it would be worthless.
Even though she knew that sometime she would have to give up.
Even though she knew that she would end up destroying herself.
She kept flying knowing all of this.
The one person she kept close to her heart kept her going.
“Applejack...”
Her vision wavered; her wings were long since numb; her body felt as though gravity kept pulling more and more on it.
She couldn't even tell where she was, or what she was doing anymore.
Her vision finally faded; her hearing was lost; the rest of the senses seemed to follow.
Is this death? she asked herself
Suddenly, she felt much lighter, as though she was released from the grips of physical form.
Free from thought, free from gravity, free from space or time or existence.
She was at peace.

Rainbow Dash's body could be seen amongst the cloud of darkness that had been gathered and slowly started to break apart.
She laid there, completely lifeless.

“RAINBOW!!!”
That was a cry that could be heard from the moon.
Applejack cried out to the still pony; the pony who saved her life, the pony who confessed her love to her.
The one who she had loved all along without realizing it.
Rushing toward Twilight with complete disregard with her own safety, Applejack readied her hind legs.
The rest of the ponies followed her lead, rushing toward the enemy.
Celestia fired bolts of magical energy while Rarity and Applejack bucked at the fiend, avoiding her streams of fire.
Spike fired bolts of ice that distracted the monster taking the form of Twilight.
Fluttershy tended to Rainbow Dash, performing medical treatment along with Pinkie Pie.
Celestia's and Spike's shots were no match for the giant fires that surrounded the pony, and the other two bucking Twilight were being cooked inside the extreme heat that was being emitted.
“Fools! Now you will pay for your continuous resistance!”
Amplifying the flames exponentially, the area had now become an oven, baking the young fillies, the royal pony, and the dragon.
They all began to stumble slowly, the heat invading their brains.
Being drained of all water and energy, the ponies one by one began to collapse.
Even Spike, with his natural alignment to fire began to falter under the extreme heat.
He fell to his knees, using his rifle as a crutch.
The last thing he could see was the silhouette of an unknown pony entering the flames.
“Twi-?”
With that one syllable, Spike fell forward.

Flames ravaged the ruins of the castle that once stood here.
The charred grass spread far beyond the boundaries of the property.
There stood only one pony, if you could even call her that anymore.
No, there appeared another pony.
Its dark outline could be seen amongst the remains.
“Who is there?!”
“It is you who called me here.”
“I did no such thing!”
“Is that so?”
“Yes! I would never call on anyone but myself!”
“And that is exactly what you did.”
“I don't understand.”
The pony walked toward the flaming beast.
Her face peeked through the fires.
Shocked, the monster backed away in disbelief.
“This isn't possible. How can this-”
“The sight of seeing the ponies you love the most suffering in front of your eyes resonated with the elements of harmony residing deeps within your souls.”
The flames began to back away slowly as though it had a mind of its own.
The phantom continued to speak,
“I resided inside of you all along. I was powerless at first, but this resonance that was created was strong enough to give me a physical form. And now it is my job to punish you for all of your wrongdoings.”
“I was just doing what I believed was right! Is that such a crime?!”
“At the expense of the lives of all the ponies you loved. Do you truly believe that you can justify this?”
“It's not like they loved me anyway!”
Screaming desperately, Twilight confronted her greatest enemy.
“You know that you are lying to yourself. You are so wrapped up in your own twisted logic that it may be impossible for you to return to normal.”
“I just wanted to prove to everyone that I am the best-”
“Like Trixie?”
“I AM NOTHING LIKE THAT PATHETIC PONY!”
Twilight's voice boomed so loudly that it created a giant gust of wind.
“It's okay. I am here to take responsibility for what we have done.”
The phantom approached the flamed beast.
“Stay away!”
Fire was swung from her mane in sheer desperation.
Moving back and forward faster than could be perceived, the phantom continued its advance.
“Get away from me!”
A large stream of fire was fired directly at the dark figure, just to have it deflected as though she was protected by an invisible wall.
Reaching her head out, the phantom looks Twilight directly in the eye.
The fiends senses began to recede from her body; her mind began to crumble; her thoughts became still.



Re;alignment
I am the ego,
I feed you advice,
I fuel the fire inside your soul,
I give strength to your ambitions.

You are the shadow,
You bury yourself in the mind,
You guide the mind through actions,
You base your instincts on survivalism.

A delicate balance is required for the mind to take its form.
The ego, which bases its thoughts on a persons strength,
And the shadow, which bases its thoughts on a persons weaknesses.
Both are required in order for a being to exist properly.

For without weakness, there is no strength,
And without strength, there is no weakness.
A continuum that exists within the mind,
Yet continues to be a part of what defines us.

Let us become a team again,
A pair working in unison.
We construct the foundation for the basic structure of the mind,
For it is necessary to know thyself before you can know anyone else.
The Final Thought.
“No, I won't give in-”
Her mind swirled with confusion.
“I cannot stop now-”
The overwhelming emotion was too much.
“I-I'm crying- Why am I crying?”
Tears ran down her face.
“I don't understand...”
A sense of melancholy took a hold of the pony.
“I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!”
A white beacon became the signal. The world was to be born anew.
The light enveloped the entire sky, destroying the darkness that had taken its place in the sky.
The morning light laid its rays upon this desolate land.
Twilight looked onto the sunrise.
“So... beautiful...”

It was a sunny morning that late winter day.
The ponies were all enjoying the sunlight as they began to clean up the snow and prepare the environment for the coming spring.
It has been two years since the defeat of the dark enchantress that ruled over Equestria.
Since then, the ponies have began reconstruction of their towns, Ponyville being no exception.
They have only built a few homes since the day the beacon arrived.
Most ponies still live in the mountainous caves that were once used by dragons before their genocide.
The thing that the ponies have worked on the most was a giant monument, in order to remember the young fillies who sacrificed their own lives to save their country.

“Fillies and Gentlecolts! It is my honor as Mayor Mare to present this monument as an honor to those who died in order for us to live in peace again.”

The first curtain was pulled.

“To Rainbow Dash, whose speed was unmatched. A pony whose bravery was unmatched; one who would rush into danger without a second thought if it meant saving the lives of other ponies.”
The figure of Rainbow Dash with a proud stance was encased in stone.

“To Applejack, whose strength rivaled that of great heroes of pony tales. A pony whose fighting spirit was the driving force of the whole resistance.”
Applejack's figure stood tall as she gave a look of confidence.

“To Rarity, whose magic was necessary for us to be able to communicate with each other, for without her, we would have never been able to organize and retaliate.”
Rarity's stone figure gave a look of importance and serious intellect.

“To Fluttershy, whose medical knowledge allowed us to survive under the harshest of conditions, and knowledge of animals helped us to find means of surviving on a short food supply.”
Giving a slight smile, Fluttershy's statue gave a calming feeling to the anyone who witnessed its beauty.

“To Pinkie Pie, who gave us the motivation to keep driving forward, even in our lowest times, and reminded us to face our fears, no matter how intense.”
A giant grin was painted on the face of the monument dedicated to Pinkie Pie.

“And finally, to the Princess herself, Princess Celestia, whose organization and coordination helped us to be able to coexist no matter how spread out our caves were.”
A sense of dominion was emitted from the proud stance that the statue of Princess Celestia gave.

“Join me in a moment of silence to commemorate the amazing deeds and sacrifice in which these ponies took a part of.”
The thousands of ponies gather all bowed their head in silence.
The Apple family silently sobbed.
The Cake couple held each other close.
Scootaloo looked up at the statue of Rainbow Dash, tears streaming down her face.
It just isn't fair. I wish that I could have been strong enough to fight with her.

Twilight Sparkle woke up from a long slumber.
She looked at her clock.
The hands pointed at slightly after ten in the morning.
“Oh my goodness! I sure slept a long while!”
She sprang out of bed.
“I just hope that Spike-”
She paused for a moment, as though she felt some kind of importance behind that name.
“Spike...”

“Yeah, Twilight?”
Shaking her head, she continued with her thought.
“I'm sorry for waking up so late. Need any help with anything?”
Spike looked deep into Twilight's eyes, as though he hadn't seen her in centuries.
“Um... Spike?”
Looking away, Spike suddenly blushed.
“It's nothing. Any way, I found this new book! I don't think that I have ever seen it befo-”
BELCH!
The book was enveloped into a green flame before disappearing into the air.
“Spike!”
“I'm sorry Twilight...”
“Aww, its okay Spike. I'm sorry for getting angry at you.”
Using her hoof, she pats the young dragon on the head.
“Twi... Are you feeling okay?”
“I am feeling perfectly fine. By the way, what was the name of that book anyway?”
Spike scratched his head for a moment, trying to remember what the cover of the book looked like.
“It was something like, 'Guide to the Elements: Using your own magic' to do something,”
He gave a quick shrug before getting back to his chores.
“Oh, I'm sure that it wasn't that big of a deal. Princess Celestia will return the book to me sometime anyway.”
She went toward the door, but stopped just short of opening it.
“Oh and Spike-”
“Yes, Twilight.”
“Thank you,”
Twilight turned around for a moment, looking Spike directly in the eye.
“I really mean it. Thank you.”
Spikes face became red with embarassment.
“Aw gosh... Twilight, are you sure that you aren't sick or something? Do you have a fever?”
Spike approached Twilight, but was swiftly interrupted by Twilight raising her hoof.
“I feel better than I have in years. Although it feels weird,”
Twilight opened the door and looked up to the sky.
“It feels like I have been sleeping for years...”
She stared at the sky, serenely.
Spike stood next to her, looking at the same sky.

“...such a beautiful morning...”



Flames of green appeared in Celestia's personal confines.
A book fell where flames used to burn.
Taking notice of this strange event, Celestia walked toward the book, examining its cover.
After taking one look at the book, she called in her guards.
“Take the rest of the day off. Oh, and cancel all of my appointments.”
“But Prin-”
“Please, just do as I say,”
The guards left without another thought.

The book laid in the fireplace.
The pages went from light tan to dark black in a matter of seconds.
Devouring the book as though it were an animal, the fire consumed the book slowly.

Standing there watching was none other than Princess Celestia,
For she could trust no other ponies with this task.
She stood there, watching silently as the book slowly became ash and cinder.
The cover became illegible, the pages were halfway burnt.
Slowly, the book's intelligence was being consumed.

“I will never let such an event consume our world ever again,”
Celestia continued to stand there, keeping a close eye on the book.
She never let her eyes wander for even a second until the entire book was destroyed.