One night, Twilight and Spike venture into the Everfree forest to retrieve herbs that only appear during the night. Unfortunately, an accident ensues between the two that costs Twilight her life. Spike must now cope with the fact that his best friend is gone from his life, while keeping the secret of what caused her death a secret from everypony he knows, including Applebloom, who he sees as somepony more than a friend.

Was originally for the first Write Off Contest, re-uploaded for archiving purposes.

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