Lullay, Darling Aurora

The darkened paths were not helpful in allowing them to identify which direction they needed to take and which they shouldn't. Applejack's bright green eyes frantically darted to the left and right, praying to finally find the castle of her young friend, Twilight Sparkle. Then again, it is hard to miss a tonne of crystal shaped into a crystallised tree-castle. When the castle was at last in sight, Applejack turned  to make sure I was still balanced on her back before allowing herself to knock the castle doors.

"Just a minute!" A sing-song voice danced out.

"No, Twilight, not a minute! Now!" Snapped the worried Applejack, whom continued to constantly bash her hoof onto the door. Finally, the lavender alicorn threw the door open, and when she noticed that there was a unicorn on her friend's back, one that looked dead, she immediately levitated me into her bedroom, placing me gently on the sheets.

"How did this happen?"

"It's a long story... But I can shorten it to this." Scootaloo flew around the room, feeling the air she forged blow her mane.

"She made up a spell that would give a little bit of her magic to Scoots, a magical boost, I guess. I think that she didn't realise that being a filly, that would take up all her magic. Reading on a book, it said that magic is the life force of a unicorn... So I guess... I g-guess..." Sweetiebelle croaked, trembling as tears streamed down her cheeks.

"But she's mighty strong, Twilight! Ah've never seen anything like it. She made  a kinda' shiny glowing circle appear around her when doing this spell, there was some kinda force that pulled most of us down while she was doin' her spell..."

"Impossible! It took me a decade to be able to master such complicated Sphere Spells. Even then, I haven't mastered it. How can a six year old filly be able to do that?"

"It's mystery to me too." A beautiful mare strode in, her rainbow mane swiftly flowing. "But I know who she is. Her name is Aurora Andromeda Galaxy. She was found abandoned by my sister, Luna, of whom adopted her and raised her under her wing for five years. Princess Luna kept the filly, her, in a hidden chamber for all this time and stripped her of the ability to leave. As you know, many republicans have been against my sister for half a decade, trying to get her off the monarchy because of your actions and deeds as Nightmare Moon, a foal added isn't a good idea. Therefore, I freed her and placed her under the care of a bat pony guard, Vespere,  who is undercover as a Pegasus." She continued until all had been said, and each pony had tears in their eyes.

"Okay... I'll see what I can do, but I think we should take her to a more advanced hospital... And under the care of Celestia. I don't think the hospitals here have magic to donate, so..."

"Alright, Twilight. I'll take her with me now." She spread her wings and flew through the window and into the bright, sparkling night, myself still unconscious, half dead, in a sphere of golden light.

I awoke with a shriek, noticing Celestia staring at me with immense curiosity. "Good, your alive." She stood up, and allowed herself to walk into the nurse' office, who reluctantly cantered out.

"Thank Celestia!" Tender heart squealed happily, having achieved a new task. She had never been asked to find Somepony willing to donate magic, let alone save a unicorn with hardly any life inside her soul.

"Somepony's been anxiously awaiting your return to us, for three long years."

Wait... What?

"T-three y-years?" I muttered.

"You've been in a coma for three years, Aurora." A dark, shivering bat pony thrusted themselves in, immediately embracing me and hugging me.

"Vespere? Who are they?" A snow- white unicorn stepped out from behind Vespere, next to her a orange and beside her a yellow.

"Aurora! Y'all missed so much! Look, Ah' got ma Cutiemark, ah' got it!" The yellow one showed me the red apple with a painting brush on her flank, grinning.

"Me too! Me too!" The white one's was a musical note decorated with flowers.

"Me three!" The orange's was a scooter with wings.

"It's true! The Cutiemark crusaders are now retired... Almost."

The Cutiemark Crusaders... That sounds familiar-

"Sweetiebelle! Applebloom! Scootaloo! You all look so different!" I smiled, looking at AB's red, braided mane and Sweetie's long curled hair.  Scoots was in a ponytail, and they were all taller. I took a moment to examine myself, tall, thin (thinner than most unicorns, seems like I hadn't eaten in three years) and had my rainbow coloured mane. I was rather pale under my royal-pinkish purple fur, and my flank was still blank. I sighed, before turning to my friends. "What's your special talents?"

"Singing!"

"Painting, Building and Apple bucking!"

"Scooters and Flight!"

"Flight? You can fly now?"

"Thanks to you! Remember the spell that made you fall? It worked!"

"You mean..."

"You sacrificed your life for a friend." Celestia nodded elegantly, smiling.

"We made you your CMC cape! It's a little small because I made it three years ago..." Sweetie grinned, but clearly was embarrassed for not being able to find the time to make it, but still hid it with a mask of happiness.

"Hello, Aurora Galaxy." A lavender alicorn smiled at me as she entered, and I gasped.

"H-hello Princess Twilight..."

"You've met two princesses, why so shocked?"

"I'm not shocked at the fact I'm meeting a princess... I'm shocked at that!" I pointed at the familiar, dark object when I remembered something.

It was a crown.