Repercussions

Twilight Sparkle looked up once more from the scroll that had been lying on her bed.

After having Read it over and over for a few hours, she understood perfectly why Applejack would be compelled to do such a thing, and didn't blame her in the slightest,

With a great sigh, she shuffled over to her desk by the circular window looking out onto the sky, the light of the moon shone through her window, using her magic she took a quill. dipped it in one of her many ink pots, then without thinking she took the bottom scroll out of the pile Spike had spent ages stacking neatly, not even noticing as they scattered in alternate directions across the floor.

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Dearest Princess Celestia,

How do i begin,

I'm sure if not now, then you will soon learn of the death of three of the elements of harmony,

Pinkie Pie, the element of laughter,
Rainbow Dash, the element of loyalty,
Applejack, the element of honesty,

This may be all that these three gifted ponies were to you, i doubt that highly. But i never really did ask you what you thought of them, considering you directed all your attention onto me whenever i was around, you may regret this now, but now is too late. They may have just been your soldiers, your warriors for whenever something evil spread across Equestria. To me, they were a lot more than that.

They were my friends, my partners, my family,

My sisters.

Three of the five stars that kept my life perfect have been extinguished, and i know even now i'm not going to make it through this night, so i give you this. My final letter to you, with all the lessons about friendship i have learned.

As you read this, you'll know, and hopefully recall,

I remembered them all.

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One of the joys of friendship is sharing your blessings. But when there's not enough to go around, having more blessings than friends can make you feel pretty awful.

While friendship is about giving of ourselves to friends, it's also about accepting what our friends have to offer.

It's hard to accept when somepony you like wants to spend time with somepony who's not so nice. Though it's impossible to control who your friends spend time with, it is possible to control your own behavior. Just continue to be a good friend. In the end, the difference between a false friend and one who is true will surely come to light.

It's okay to be proud of your talents, and there are times when it's appropriate to show them off... Especially when you're standing up for your friends...

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Twilight wrote for hours, remembering without fail all of the letters about friendship she had sent to Princess Celestia. She took secretive pride in her good memory, and as she finished her letter off, she looked it over, it had taken four pieces of parchment to get her entire letter down for her mentor.

she took her final piece of parchment, just as the sun began to rise from the east, she could just see the rays from her seat next to the large circular window.

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And now, my Dearest Princess, it is morning, but my time to rest, almost cruel irony, but I will leave you with this vital piece of information. which was also my latest Friendship report to you:

When you first sent me to Ponyville, I didn't know anything about friendship. But then I met somepony who was having the same problem, your sister, Princess Luna, She taught me that one of the best things you can do with friendship is to give it to others, and help them find it themselves, And all of Ponyville has learned that even though somepony seems a little intimidating, even scary, when you offer them your friendship, you'll discover a whole new pony underneath.

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Twilight shook her head, she would not leave with an old friendship report that didn't show exactly what she had learned. She chided herself for being so silly, her horn glowed once more, and with a flourish the feather flew back to the paper.

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But I feel that you deserve one more. my final report. One that outshines all the others. my attempt to make my final friendship report shine, with an eternal glow, that may possibly out-live even you, and will be a perfect beacon of assistance to any pony that feels alone, or perhaps just needs to think about her life.

I have learned that even though you take your friends for granted sometimes, it's important to show them just how much you love them, how much you care for them, and that no matter what, you will always try your hardest to be there when they need you. Even if it is just little things that you can do to lighten the load of everything they have on their hooves. You never know, even the smallest things can help them through the darkest of times just by knowing that you're there for them. You must never let them forget that even when they feel abandoned, you will help them to get back on their hooves, and though the road afterwards may be a little rough, the love and affection they recieve from true friends will help them through the pain.

You must always keep this in mind, because there may come a time when those you truly care for aren't around any longer, and the chance to tell them that you love them, and help them through their chaos is gone.

Your forever faithful and loving student,

Twilight Sparkle.

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Twilight smiled as tears splashed onto her old wooden desk. using her magic a purple glow encased the letters, and they burned up and floated out of the window in the direction of Canterlot Castle.

She stood up. Blood dripped onto the floor slowly, she looked down at the quill protruding from her rib cage, it was funny really. How her science books had unknowingy shown an intelligent pony such as herself exactly where to pierce and just how deep it needed to be before the quills sharp tip cut through the Circumflex Coronary Artery, and travelled through the top of her heart to the Aorta, providing a simple yet effective death.

She laughed at the irony, her passionate study and favourite pass-time was what had helped her end her life.

Stumbling over to her bed, she lay on it, and breathing deeply, pulled the quill out of her chest, then with a small smile across her lips. closed her eyes, as her chest rose and fell for the last time.

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The orange soul had expected the Purple Unicorns death, she had read the letter to the Princess over the shoulder of her sister, and nodded in approval, she sat in the center of the room, waiting for The Purple shimmer to leave her body, and to join her in the ethereal. A pink pony appears next to her, smiling, but tears stream down from her eyes, and the spectrum coloured spirit that has been hovering above the two remains silent, watching as Twilight stumbles over to her bed,

"it's almost time." The spirit of Pinkie Pie states quietly.

As if on cue, a blindingly bright purple flash of light fills the room for a few seconds, Applejack gasps, and Rainbow Dash closes her eyes against a light that could have rivalled the sun. Pinkie Doesn't even blink.

A few seconds pass as the light fades, and a violet shape resembling a pony is stood next to her bed, looking down at her body. she turns knowingly towards her three sisters.

"You came for me." She smiles. tears streaming down her face. splashing onto the floor. flashing in an indigo light before disappearing. leaving no trace of their existence,

"We promised." Applejacks face mirrors Twilights, and the tears that stream down her face burn a brilliant orange before they even reached the floor.

"What about the others?"

A white pony slowly walks into the room. Appearing through the wall that roughly faces the direction of Carousel Boutique. she smiles at the others as she steps over to them, her brilliant purple mane and tail standing out perfectly against the snow white coat. Walking with her is a butter yellow spirit of around the same height, her light pink mane clashing quite nicely against her. she smiles shyly at the four already gathered.

"We're already here."

As the sun fully rose out of the horizon, the six sisters faded as they all went to their better place, walking as one. They move on into another world.

Together.

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It was said that during a clear night. If you were to look up into the starry sky, you would be able to see them. The six sisters. together for all eternity.

It was also said that if you concentrated enough, sometimes you could see a seventh star, rumored to be Princess Luna, who died of illness some two hundred years after this horrific chain of events. These seven stars were come to be knows as the Pleiades.

And then a few thousand years later, Princess Celestia, of old age, when an eighth star, slightly bigger than the others. Appeared just a few days after her passing. A story was born, passed from generation to generation. Of six sisters. One that went against her own mind. And did such terrible things. And of the Repercussions of this accident, and then of the chain reaction of deaths due to broken hearts and loss of two of their Circle. This was a story about Forgiveness.

A commemorative statue sits in the castle courtyard, visited by schools, classes of children gather around it year after year. Built by Princess Celestia herself. of the sisters, all together, smiling and demonstrating true friendship.

And each friendship report is carved into the base of this statue, and on a gold plaque. right at the center, in big bold letters. it reads:

The Elements Of Harmony, Sisters That Together, Are Perfect:

Honesty,
Generosity,
Laughter,
Kindness,
Loyalty,
Magic

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