Of Loss And Sorrow

by BrightFireWinds

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Spike, Dark, Sad, Main 6
Length: 1861

When Twilight Sparkle unintentionally gets a potion recipe wrong,It takes away her best friend in the world.

Twilight is trying to create a magical-enhancement potion that could let her do theoretically anything she wants to.But when she enters the wrong ingredient,It will turn her whole life into a hellish nightmare.

Published 2013-08-14 16:00:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-08-14 16:00:02 UTC

The Descent

Twilight Sparkle was an over-achiever.When she wanted something done,she didn't stop trying until it was finished.She excelled at magic,having near master skills with every form of it,including teleportation,levitation,and so on.That is why she was quite confident that when she finished this potion,she would be remembered for generations.

"A little bit of this.."She murmured to herself,levitating a glass vial of boiling purple liquid.She carefully tipped it over,slowly pouring it into another vial of bright green fizzy liquid.Setting the now empty vial on a workbench,she picked up a small brown pot.Dumping a portion of it into the green vial,it starts to boil,flashing random shades of blue and red before settling on a dirty yellow-white substance."That should do it!"She cried out,happy to have finished her work.She got the lid half on the pot before she heard a giant boom! from upstairs.

"What in Celestia's name-?"She yelled out surprisingly loudly,dropping the pot and spilling its contents into the now dark gray vial.Groaning to herself,she galloped up the stairs,swinging the door open.She had expected the entire library to have been blown apart by the sound it made,instead finding a slightly dazed looking Rainbow Dash standing amongst a pile of books and glass."Rainbow!?"She screamed."WHY DO YOU KEEP BREAKING MY WINDOWS!?"

"Whoa,Twi. Calm down." Rainbow Dash said defensively."I'm sorry,alright? A triple flip barrel roll while making a sonic rainboom is a little hard to do.Why can't you have Spike clean it up?It's not like he has other plans" Rainbow said.She flexed her wings,gearing to take off and return to her stunt flying.

"Oh no you don't.You aren't getting off that easily,Dash."Twilight said,grabbing hold of Dash in a magical field."You are going to clean up this mess."

"Twilight,I really need to get back to-"

"No."

"But I-"

"NO."

Dash groaned."Fine. Celestia,Twilight! Why are you so cranky all of a sudden?"

Twilight huffed in annoyance."I'll have you know,I'm VERY busy with an important deadline and I can't afford to be- DASH!" She yelled,snapping the daydreaming pegasus back to reality.

"Wha-" She glanced arround before seeing Twilight's angry stare."Did you say something Twi?"

Twilight face-hoofed."Nevermind. Just clean this place up or three hours dungeon.THREE.HOURS.DUNGEON."

Dash scoffed,and began to pick up the scattered books and returning them to there rightful spots.

The crisis averted,Twilight went back down to her lab to discover that while she was gone,Spike had managed to accidently tip over her potion while dusting things.He had spilled it all over the floor and himself,and Twilight watched with horrified eyes as he sniffed the liquid,before dipping his claw in it and licking it off."SPIKE!"She cried,rushing down to him and knocking his claw away,but it was to late."I don't know how it affects non magic using creatures,Spike!"She groaned to herself,seperating spike from the potion covering him,and mopping up the potion in a vial before trashing it.

Spike looked surprised and a little scared."I-I'm sorry Twilight..I didn't know.."He stuttered,tears brimming his eyes.

Twilight instantly regretted yelling at him."No,It's fine Spike.Just be more careful sometimes.noticing that Spike had managed to sweep up all of the dust that had littered the table before hand,she gave him a big hug."Thanks.That's why your my Number One Assistant!"She said affectionately.She left her studies there,Just wanting to sleep after the long day.Rainbow Dash had finished cleaning up the glass and books,and she was nowhere in sight.Twilight shook her head.When Dash got determined,she didn't quit until she had done what she had came for.Trotting up the stairs,she went into her bedroom,allowing Spike in behind her before shutting the door.Crawling into the bed,she covered up and was enveloped in a wave of warmth."Goodnight Spike,"She said sleepily."I love you,Number One Assistant."

Spike smiled."Night Twilight.We'll see if we can't get that cleaned up tomorrow.The potion that he had drank was making his stomach feel tingly,but he passed it off as a result of a magical potion.After all,who knew what was in those things?He curled up in his bed,Closing his eyes and feeling the warmth of the comforting blanket around him."Goodnight.." He said quietly,before dozing off alongside Twilight.

Twilight woke to sunlight filtering through the curtains in her room,It promising to be a beautiful day.She got out of bed slowly,popping her joints and letting out a sigh as her back popped."Wake up,Spike." She cooed,drawing back the curtains."It's going to be a good day today.

Life has a way of shitting on your dreams sometimes.

Twilight trotted over to Spike's covered form in the bed."Come on,sleepy head." She said a little more forcefully,grabbing the covers in her mouth.She pulled hard,tearing the blanket back and off,it fluttering to the ground beside her,revealing the sight under the covers.Spike lay curled in a ball,a sick pale color.There was a small pool of blood that had pooled in his mouth and had dripped,staining the pillow he slept on with a small pool of blood.He had a slight smile on his face,but Twilight knew he wasn't having a good dream,and she skittered backwards,hitting her bed and bruising her leg.She looked at the small form of her Number One Assistant,curled up in his bed,smiling.Dead.

Unforgiving Hell

Spike's funeral was held 2 weeks after he died.Not a single pony in Ponyville had a dry eye when it was started.All the Elements of Harmony were there,except for Twilight.No one had seen her since she had rushed Spike to the hospital crying and screaming for help.They all knew she was at home,but she kept it locked up tight with magic.Not even Celestia could get inside.

The funeral began with Celestia saying her words over Spike's body,then stepping back and allowing Luna to do the same.Rarity was the first to come forward.Her face was wet and mascara was running down it."Spike..."She stuttered,her breathing shallow."My little Spikey-Wikey..I'm so sorry.."Rarity let out a quiet sob,refusing to break down before she was finished."I'll always love and miss you Spike.You were a friend to us all,and a light when things were dark.I'm sorry-"She managed to get out,before breaking down into a fit of sobs. Fluttershy quietly walked up to Rarity,and pulled her back to the other girls.

Pinkie Pie was up next.She stood quietly for a long time,before she slowly put a hoof on the casket.A single tear rolled down her face as she whispered,"You Pinkie Promised.."Her hair lost its puffy texture,the air making a slight hissing noise as it went flat.She ran back into the crowd,tears streaming down her face.Everyone watched her go,getting a hollow feeling as the town's happiest occupant was now crying her eyes out in the embrace of her friends.

Then came Rainbow Dash.Despite her reputation for being the toughest,her eyes were puffy and red,and her face was tear streaked.She had been holding a lot of her emotions in up until this point,and she finally let them out,falling to her knees and sobbing in front of the casket."Dammit Spike,"She whispered under her breath."Why did you have to do this to me?To all of us?We miss you so much..."Her breath caught,and got got to her hooves,backing away from the casket.She turned tail,walking back towards her friends.They gave her a much needed hug,and she finally stemmed her flow of tears,trying to stay strong for her friends.

Applejack came up to the casket,taking her hat off and holding it to her chest.She drew in a sharp breath,her eyes filling with tears."Sugarcube.."She said quietly to the casket."Why?Why did this happen to you?"Applejack shook her head violently,repeatedly telling herself she wasn't going to cry.Despite her efforts,tears streamed down her face as she said with a bit more force,"Why!?How could you do this Spike..I try so hard-"She let out a painful sob,stomping her hoof.She turned and ran.Her hat had been dropped,and it now floated down slowly,landing on the casket.She either didn't know,or didn't care.She just wanted to be alone.Running through the crowd,she left the funeral,running off into the town and away from prying eyes.

Fluttershy was the last one to come up.She didn't say anything,just stood there,her eyes full of tears.She leaned forward,kissing the casket,tears spilling from her eyes.As she whispered,"I love you.."The clouds covering Ponyville opened up,rain spilling from them in light torrents.The girls didn't mind,even Rarity.They would stay with Spike.They huddled together,feeling incomplete without Twilight here.Or Applejack,for that matter.They all watched with teary eyes as the casket was lowered into the ground.Waiting until he was buried,they stood in the pouring rain while everyone else had left,giving the girls their best wishes and telling them they were sorry for their loss.The funeral finally over,they all decided to go to the library,hoping to see Twilight for the first time in two weeks.They stood on the front steps,trying the door to find it was locked.Rainbow Dash solved that problem by kicking the door in with a few strong bucks.

The library was dark inside,everything coated in a thin sheen of dust.Twilight was no where in sight. Fluttershy volunteered to look upstairs,and as she started up the stairs,Rarity and Rainbow peeked into the kitchen. Pinkie Pie was down in the lab,looking around.Fluttershy stopped in front of Twilight's bedroom,trying the doorknob.It was unlocked.She pushed it open,looking into the dark room.She saw Twilight's form on the bed,and the room in disarray.Books were strewn everywhere,and scrolls were piled in random stacks along the walls.She called out to the girls,"Found her!"As she lit a lamp.The sound of hooves on the stairs reminded her that she wasn't alone in all of this.She turned to Twilight,shaking her."Come on Twi,"She said reassuringly."We are here to help."She rolled Twilight over,wondering if she was passed out or something.That's when she saw it.A thin jagged line across her throat,dried blood caking it up,covering her coat and some of the bed.

"Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash said."You up here?"Fluttershy answered her with a blood-curdling scream.It stopped the other girls cold,their hearts skipping a beat.Fluttershy had never screamed like that.Ever.The other girls showed up at Twilight's room in time to find Fluttershy shaking violently on the ground,screaming over and over again.They all ran to her,trying to comfort her and find out what's wrong.She just waved them away,pointing at the bed and saying "Twilight" over and over.

Nobody was the same after Twilight died.The Elements stopped being around each other,or communicating.Pinkie Pie was always sad and never threw parties.Rarity closed her boutique and stopped making clothes.Rainbow Dash stopped going to work,and they took her house and everything in it.Fluttershy was the most affected.She fell into deep depression,and stopped taking care of her animals.Applejack couldn't give up her farm,so she had to keep working to bring money in for her family.But whenever she was alone,people have heard her crying in her room.What made Twilight do it?Why? Nobody knew.The library was condemned,and replaced with a bigger school building.Rarity eventually moved to Canterlot. Applejack stayed on her farm and continued working.Fluttershy went back to caring for the now partially crazy animals.Rainbow Dash moved back to Cloudsdale. Spike and Twilight would be remembered by everyone as kind and loving.The good times outweighed the bad ones and that's what mattered. Ponyville eventually got back on track,and built a memorial fountain for Twilight and Spike.They wouldn't be forgotten for a long while yet.

The End

Author's Note

So this was my first story,and I would love for some feedback and critique.So yeah.Did you enjoy it?