The Secret Alicorn

Across the snowy plains, in the daylight, the scene was beautifully snowy. All the girls could see was snow.

"I wonder where she is!" Twilight exclaimed. "How long does it take to find one alicorn who isn't the same color as the plains?"

"Uh, Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked. "You can still see the glow of the Crystal Empire. Duh."

"Oh. Oops!" Twilight blushed. "Heh heh heh."

Once they got closer, Pinkie Pie screamed....

"THERE IT IS!! IT MUST BE HERS!! AN ICE CASTLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SNOWY PLAINS! OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH!!!! IT LOOKS SOOOOOOOOO PRETTY!!!! OH HURRY UP YOU CRYSTALS LET'S GO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE IT'S SO PRETTY AND-"

"We get it Pinkie," Applejack rolled her eyes.

As the six friends made their way to the castle, Rainbow Shimmer stood hidden behind its doors. She had heard Pinkie Pie's really loud shout. Way loud. And her friends were coming? To see her? They were good friends but she wanted to be left alone. For the rest of her life, no doubt about it. Then she heard a door open... HER door.

"This castle is beautiful!" Rarity inhaled. "I can't believe ice can be this beautiful!"

"Rainbow Shimmer? Are you in here? It's us. Your friends!" Twilight looks around.

"Um.. Twilight?" Rainbow Shimmer's long snowflake-covered cape flows behind her.

"Wow! You look fabulous!" Rarity exclaims. "I think that bun was too much for you. The ponytail is great!"

"This ice is very nice," Fluttershy whispers. "It's really pretty."

"Thanks, guys..." Rainbow Shimmer smiles, heartfelt.

"Um...it was also-" Rainbow Dash started.

"No, no. I know you're about to apologize for the... Coronation incident. You don't have to. I- I don't need one.  But you guys have to go... Now." Rainbow Shimmer holds her hoof up.

"But we want to take a look around!" Rarity protests.

"Guys. You belong in Equestria defeating evil like Discord and Nightmare Moon." Rainbow Shimmer points at the door.

"We were always really close. Best friends. Now... Why?" Rainbow Dash raises an eyebrow.

"Uh..." Glacier pops into mind. The ice that struck her heart and the reason why she had to conceal her power. She couldn't tell her friends. They'd think she was a complete monster.  They were close because she was actually able to get her power to obey her- she knew that her mother, Princess Celestia had said, "Rainbow Shimmer, I know you don't want to harm anypony like you did to Glacier- on accident. So if you can keep your powers secret, nopony will ever know but me, Luna and Cadance."

"Still, you have to admit we were really close." Rainbow Dash points out. "We can be like that again!"

"No. No, I can't. We can't." Rainbow Shimmer flees up the steps. "Goodbye, guys. It was nice to see you buy goodbye. I'm sorry."

"But- But-" Pinkie Pie looks deflated.

"I don't want to hurt you!!" Rainbow Shimmer keeps walking as the others follow behind her. "Go away! Stay away!"

"But you won't!" Applejack calls, so sure of herself.

"Please don't shut us out right now, please don't slam that door, You don't have to keep your distance starting now,"  Pinkie Pie sings, " And for the first time in forever, we really understand! For the first time in forever, we can fix this hoof in hoof. We can leave the plains together. You don't have to life right here. Cause for the first time in forever, we will be right here!"

"Guys. Please go back home. Your lives await. To enjoy the sun and open up the gates. I get you mean well, so leave me be! Yes I'm alone but I'm alone and Free! So just stay away. You'll be safe from me..."

"Actually... we're not.." Applejack argues.

"What do you mean 'we're not'?!" Rainbow Shimmer whips around, now in her balcony room.

"I get a feeling she doesn't know." Pinkie whispers really loudly.

"What don't I know?!" Rainbow Shimmer demands to know.

"Equestria's  in crazy weather everywhere..." Twilight admits.

"What?" Rainbow Shimmer asks.

"Um, you kind of set off crazy weather." Pinkie smiles sheepishly.

"Everywhere," Fluttershy whispers.

"Everywhere?!" Now Rainbow Shimmer fell quiet.

"It's fine!" Rainbow Dash adds. "You can just undo it."

"I can't. I don't know how!" Rainbow Shimmer protests.

"Sure you can!" Pinkie squealed, always being an optimist. "We know you totally can! Cause for the first time in forever..."

"Oh!" Rainbow Shimmer face hooves herself. "I'm such a fool. I'll never be free..."

"You don't have to be afraid," Twilight adds.

"There's no escape from the storm inside of me," Rainbow Shimmer accidentally makes a blizzard.

"We can work this out together," Pinkie sings,

"I can't control the curse!" Rainbow Shimmer looks at her hooves.

"We'll reverse what you have made..." Pinkie starts to spin.

"Guys, please, you'll only make it worse!" Rainbow Shimmer was against a corner, watching her friends fight the snow.

"Don't panic!" Applejack sings.

"There's so much fear!" Rainbow Shimmer's eyes go huge.

"We'll make Tia's sun shine bright!" Rarity holds her hoof over

"You're not safe here!" Rainbow Shimmer protests.

"We can face this thing together!" Pinkie Pie snatches Fluttershy into a hug.

"No!" Rainbow Shimmer turns away.

"We can change this crazy weather, and everything will be-" Pinkie's voice disappears through the storm.

"I CAN'T!!" Rainbow Shimmer sucks all the snow and it turns to ice. Then, she throws it out in a circle.

The girls ducked, all except for Twilight. She was hit, and she fell to her knees.

"Twi?!" Rainbow Dash flies down and pokes her. "Twi are you okay?!"

"I... I'm fine." Twilight stands up , and adds for an extra emphasis, "I'm fine, Rainbow Shimmer."

"Please go," Rainbow Shimmer opens a door. "Now. I think you should go back, I might have hurt Twilight on accident. I'm very sorry if I did. That's why you should stay as far away from me as possible forever."

"Maybe if she wants us to... It's clear she doesn't want us..." Applejack says.

Luckily, they leave. Rainbow Shimmer has one thing to say:

"What have I done?!"