The Last Sparks

Chapter 2

Princess Twilight Sparkle

"Hey, wake up, Cherry Dash! It's the 1,005 year of the summer sun celebration!" Spike said, trying to get the little filly out of bed. "I know how excited you are about it, so your dad made us breakfast!"

Downstairs, Jump and Twilight were eating the warm treats that Jump had fixed. Spike and Cherry Dash ran downstairs and quickly greeted the two and sat down.
"So, what are we going to do today?" Spike asked Jump.
"First, we'll meet with my mom-" Jump said before being interrupted by the kindest voice he's heard... Celestia.
"It's too late for that, son."

He turned around and saw his mother standing before him.
"Grandma!!" Cherry Dash said as she ran to Celestia.
"Mom! Hey, I haven't heard from you in a long time. What happened?" Jump asked as he trotted over to her.
"I...I don't want to talk about it." She said.

In February, she and Princess Luna were kidnapped from their home, taken to a dungeon, and drained of their power by Verein. They ran away and fought off the Verein administration.
"She yelled at us." Celestia said before looking down upon the face of the young filly and dragon. "But we won't have to worry about her today any, right?" She said, smiling.
"Right, Princess!" Twilight said.
"There is no need to label me by that title." Celestia said. "Now, let's go and raise the sun!"

So, they finished breakfast walked to the carriage and began to talk about what they were planning to do that day.
"I was thinking we could go visit the old castle." Jump said.
"Well, it's still there." Celestia said.
"Yeah, I know. You know what I meant." Jump said.

The time was 6:00 am. Ponies watched in awe as Celestia raised the sun. Suddenly, Jump was being yelled at by a group of younger stallions behind him.
"HEY, OLD MAN!! GET A REAL JOB!!!" One of the stallions shouted before Jump turned around.
"Excuse me, I don't appreciate being yelled at, sir, and there are fillies around-" Jump said.
"I don't care." Said another one of them.
"What did I just say? There are young fillies arou-" Jump said as he covered his daughter's ears.
"Just shut the hell up. Get out of here!"
"What?"
"LEAVE!!!"

Three stallions charged at Jump and began to fight him. He kept teleporting away to different places in the crowd, eventually losing them and teleporting back to his spot in the front of the crowd. The entire crowd looked at Jump like there was something wrong.
"Honey, I think we should go." Jump said.
"But, we're going to miss the rising of the sun. Are you sure we can't stay?" Cherry Dash said.

Jump looked down at the young filly's face and smiled.
"Oh, alright. I guess we can stay." Jump said. By this time the crowd had stopped looking at Jump and Cherry Dash.

The sun was raised and the Summer Sun Celebration began. Jump, Twilight, Cherry Dash, and Celestia gathered back into the carriage and thought they should pay a visit to Scar and Rainbow Dash.
"Hey, guys. How've you two been?" Celestia asked.
"I've been good, how about- OH MY GOSH, IT'S PRINCESS CELESTIA!" Scar exclaimed in the presence in what he thought to be the leader of Equestria.

Him and Rainbow Dash bowed down, but Celestia put her hoof under Scar's chin and lifted his head.
"There's no need for that, Scar. Equestria is gone, but it's legacy will live in the memory of all ponies around the globe." She said as the other three walked through the door.

Rainbow Dash turned on the radio to listen to Verein's speech recorded earlier that day.
"Good Morning, Ponyville. Today is the 1,005th anniversary of the Summer Sun Festival, the longest day of the year." Verein said.
"Hey, guys, Verein's giving a speech!" Rainbow Dash said.

They all gathered around the radio to listen to her speech.
"As the sun rises today, remember, I will strive my very best to-" The radio went static after that.
"What the heck?" Jump wondered as Rainbow Dash tried to fix the radio.
"C'mon, go back!" Rainbow yelled. Suddenly, the radio came back from static to a crowd cheering.
"Thank you! I hope you have a great day! Happy Sun Rising!"
"Well, we've got to go. We're heading to the Summer Sun Carnival!" Twilight said.
"Oh, can we go? I've never been!" Scar asked.

Jump thought for a minute and said yes. Scar jumped and ran to the carriage. The rest followed. Twilight and Rainbow Dash engaged in conversation.
"So, how've you been, Twilight?" Rainbow asked.
"Busy. With Cherry Dash finally going to school, it's been stressful trying to keep everything together. Of course, I've got Spike and Jump to help out." Twilight said.
"Cool, I guess." Rainbow Dash said awkwardly. "Oh, guess what!" She said excitedly.
"Umm, ... you won a race?"
"No. C'mon, keep guessing."
"You became the captain for Ponyville's Air Force."
"No. I'll give you a hint: it's about Scar and I."
"You two had your vows renewed."
"No."
"I give up."
"Okay, I'll tell you."

Cherry Dash and Spike were conversing about what they were going to do that day. Suddenly, they turned around to hear Twilight and Rainbow Dash screaming as if they were excited.
"So, yeah, I'm thinking about going to the Ferris wheel first. Hey, do you think you could help me with something?" Cherry Dash asked.
"Yeah, what is it?" Spike responded.
"I have a problem with someone at school. He keeps bullying me."
"Why?"
"He keeps on making fun of the fact that I can't write properly. It's not my fault I'm a Pegasus."
"Well, whatever you do, don't feed into any activity like bullying or abuse. Okay?"
"Okay."

Right before they were able to get into the carriage, it exploded! Everyone was okay... except Jump. He was knocked out when a plank of wood hit him on his head.
"IS EVERYONE OKAY??!!!" Scar shouted.
"ALL IS GOOD, SCAR!" Celestia answered.
"JUMP, NO!!" Twilight cried.

She ran over to her husband and held him. Nurse Redheart was fortunately near them at the time and quickly ran over to Jump to help him up. He disappeared with a flash at the hooves of the Nurse.