Thorn Heart

by Soad24k

Rating: everyone
Tags: Random
Length: 5310

A Random story about an OC pony and black roses

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-05-03 00:00:42 UTC

Black Roses

It was a clear day in Ponyville and a purple mare named Twilight Sparkle and her dragon assistant, Spike were walking through the Park. Spike was holding a cupcake given to him by the Cakes from Sugarcube Corner, a gift from Twilight. The cupcake had green frosting and gems embedded in the small pastry.

“Oh wow,” Spike happily said, “The Cakes really outdone themselves again with this Emerald cupcake.”

”Well,” Twilight began, “You are the only dragon around here, so it makes sense that you like gems.”

Spike devoured the cupcake in bite and licked his fingers afterwards. He then let a satisfied sigh. “Man that hit the spot.”

Soon they came to some benches near the park fountain. “Hey Twi, you think we can rest? My feet are killing me.” Spike complained. “Alright, I guess a quick rest might be good.” Twilight said. He ran to the nearest bench and jumped over and sat down. When he sat, he immediately hopped back up and felt a sharp pain on his rump. He then began to run around in circles, screaming in pain.

“Ah! Ah! Ah! Get it off me! Get it off me!” He panicked. Twilight then used her magic to stop Spike and levitated him over to her. She turned him around and saw that he had a thorny rose stuck on his rear. She used her teeth to yank the rose off. “Ouch!” He yelled from the quick tuck. “That really hurt Twi. Why’d you pull so hard?”

“Oops,” she giggled “Sorry Spike.”

Soon they heard hoof steps heading their way. It was a mare wearing a hooded cape. She removed the hood and showed her face to them. She was a dark grey unicorn with half of her horn broken off, and has white hoof-tips. Her mane was long that reached passed her lower neck was a mix of black and red, as well as her tail. She had a normal body build and her eyes were a deep violet color and her cutie mark was a black rose. She walked up to them and looked at both Twilight and Spike. “Oh,” She started. Her voice sounded a bit nervous and in a soft tone and a bit of stuttering. “I-I’m sorry for what happened here.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it.” Twilight said. “I’m guessing this flower is yours?” She asked as she used her magic to hover the black flower to the mare. She then used her magic to open a one of her saddle-bags and put the flower inside. “Wow,” Twilight said in amazement. “You sure do have a lot of roses.”

“Oh, y-yes I do. I’m selling them.” She explained. “Oh, I almost forgot. I-I’m Thorn.” She introduced herself.

“Hi, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and this is my assistant, Spike.”

“Hi.” He greeted Thorn.

“H-hello,” She bowed at the small dragon. ”Wow, you’re the first dragon that I’ve ever seen up close.” “Yeah,” Spike said rubbing the back of his head, “I get that a lot.”

“Oh,” Thorn resumed. “Would you like to buy a rose from me? I’m trying to get some work done on my house.” Twilight answered with courtesy in her voice. “Sure, I’d love to buy one. How much does it cost?”

“Y-you will?” Thorn asked cheerfully. “Of course,” Twilight said, “I have never seen a flower like that before and I would like to see if there are any books on this flower.”

Thorn laughed slightly at the purple mare. “Did I…say something funny?” Her face looked puzzled.

“Oh, n-no, it’s not that. It’s just that…I never met a pony that would read up on flowers, especially on this kind.” Thorn said. “I thought you would take the time to see what kind of flower this was.” She used her magic to open one of her saddle-bags and took out the flower that she gotten back. Soon Twilight and Spike closely examined the flower. Then Twilight realized what it was.

“That’s a…Rose. A black rose.” Twilight corrected herself. “Wow, I really didn’t see that.”

“So,” Thorn began, “D-do you still want to buy this rose?” Twilight looked at Thorn and back to the rose. “Yes,” She answered. “I’d liked to by this rose.” Thorn smiled at her and she smiled back. “T-thank you, that will be 3 bits, please?”

“Spike,” She called her assistant. He then pulled out a small bag and she used her magic to take out three coins. Thorn then placed the rose into Twilight’s mane as she put the bits into her other saddle-bag.

“T-thank you very much” Thorn said with a bow. “I hope to see you two again.” She then trotted her way towards town.

“Well, that was very interesting.” Twilight said. Spike turned and looked at the rose in her mane and asked, “You sure it was right buying that thing? It looks really weird.”

“Oh Spike, don’t judge on how it looks. I think it’s nice.” Twilight said as she took the rose out of her mane and gazed at more carefully. “Besides, I really want to know how a pony can make a black rose. Come on Spike, we’re heading back to the library.”

Spike hopped on Twilight’s back and she trotted off back to town. They entered the main plaza of town on their way to the Well Courtyard. On her way, she heard her name being called out. She looks around and sees a white mare with a dark violet mane trotting her and Spike’s way. Spike usually drooling over her looks.

“Oh, hello there Rarity.” Twilight greeted as she turned. “What are you doing today?”

“Well, I'm on my way to buy more fabric from…” She paused when she spotting the rose in Twilight’s mane. “Oh, goodness!” She said in shock. “Where in equestria did you get that beautiful rose?”

“Oh, this rose?” She asked taking the rose out of her mane and showing it to the fashionista pony. “A Unicorn named Thorn is selling them.”

“Oh, well look who it is, Miss Twilight and Spike.” Spoke a familiar voice. Twilight looked to her right, Rarity, her left and both saw the dark grey mare walking up to them. “H-hello again, Twilight.” She said bowing at them.

“Oh, hello again Thorn.” Twilight greeted her. “This is a friend of mine, Rarity. Rarity, this is Thorn. She’s the one that I got the black rose from.”

“Oh, I'm charmed to meet a pony with such class to be selling such magnificent flowers.” Rarity said.

“Oh, t-thank you miss Rarity.” Thorn said in a bashful tone. “Would you care to buy some?” She asked.

“Would I?” spoke the white mare. “How much do you have left?”

Thorn then looked surprised at what Rarity just asked her. “H-how much I have l-left?” She repeated. She then looked at the right saddle-bag and turned to the prettied eyed pony. “Well, I-I have five roses left. W-why do you ask?”

“I would like to buy them all.” Rarity spoke up.

Thorn was suddenly taken aback at what she demanded. “Y-you want the rest?” Thorn asked with a bit of concern in her voice.

“Why yes, “Rarity began, “I could think of so many lovely designs with those flowers of yours.”

Thorn felt a bit uneasy to give the rest of her roses away to a pony who’ll use them for a dress. “Well, o-okay then. That will be 15 bits, please?”

“Oh dear,” Rarity cried, “I seem to have left my bag at home. Would you mind coming back with me to my boutique? I will pay then.”

“Oh,” Thorn started, “Sure.”

“Can I come too?” Twilight asked Rarity.

“Oh, but of course darling. You’re more than welcome to accompany me.” Rarity said with a smile.

Soon they were all off for Rarity’s Boutique. They went through the Main Plaza and soon were at Carousel Boutique, which was also the home of the fashion pony. Rarity opened the door and all four walked inside. Rarity then turned to Thorn. “Would you mind waiting here for just a bit? I’ll be right back.” She said and trotted off into another room. Thorn, Twilight and Spike stood quietly in the large room. Twilight began to look around the room and then at Thorn, more specifically her broken horn. Thorn turned to her, but she quickly looked away.

“I can tell you were looking at my horn, Twilight.” Thorn spoke. “If you have anything to ask, ask it.”

“Oh, I'm sorry Thorn.” She began, “It’s just that, I’ve never seen a unicorn with a broken horn before. I’m a little amazed that you can still use magic.”

“Oh yes, well. It’s quite a story really.” Thorn said. Just when she was about to speak again, Rarity came back in the room with a small sack full of coins. Her horn then began to glow and three coins the cost 5 each hovered out of the bag and into Thorn left saddle-bag. Thorn then used her magic to give the five black roses to Rarity. She wrapped her hooves around the small bouquet and some of the thorns stuck her making her let go of them. Thorn quickly used her magic to catch the roses and places them on a desk.

“Oh, I am so very sorry miss Rarity.” Thorn apologized, “I should have warned you about their thorns. They are very, very sharp.”

“Yes, I can tell.” Rarity said in a spiteful tone. “Well, thank you so much for the roses dear. Now if you don’t mind, I have some thinking to do.”

“Of course Rarity.” Twilight said as she, Spike and Thorn turned and exited the store.

“Well, I best be heading back home and get more.” Thorn said.

“Oh,” Twilight spoke up, “Mind if we come with you? I would love to see your garden.”

Thorn looked at her and asked, “Oh, r-really? You want to see my garden?”

“Yes,” Twilight replied, “and I would like to hear your story.”

“Oh well, o-okay then.” Thorn said “Follow me.”

So, Twilight and Spike followed the dark grey unicorn through the Main Plaza, pass the Well Courtyard, passed Sugarcube Plaza, up to Western Ponyville and over the bridge that led to an open field near the Everfree Forest. “Wow,” said Twilight. “You live quite a long way, just like a friend of mine, Fluttershy.”

“Oh, really?” asked Thorn. “Well, I never noticed it before.”

They soon walked over a small hill and all saw a plateau of black roses. Spike and Twilight couldn’t believe their eyes. “Incredible,” Twilight said “I’ve never seen so many black roses before.”

“Twi, you’ve never seen a single black rose before either.” Spike said.

Twilight glared at Spike and looked back at the enormous garden. Thorn soon began walking and the two followed. They all came up to a slightly old house. “Well, this is where I live.” Thorn said as she opens the door. The interior was much better and well cleansed.

“Wow, Thorn,” Twilight began, “your home is really pretty.”

“Oh, th-thank you Twilight,” Thorn replied. “But this is really my parents’ house before they…passed away.” A bit a sorrow filled her voice.

“Oh, I'm so sorry Thorn.” Twilight said sympathetically.

“Oh no, it’s okay,” Thorn smiled, “They lived their lives to the fullest and I am really grateful that gave me this house.”

Twilight and Spike didn’t say a word, but only looked at one another. Thorn looked at them and broke the silence. “Well, would you two like some tea?” she asked them.

“Oh, yes please.” answered Twilight.

“You two can wait in the living room while I’ll make the tea.” Thorn said as she walked into the kitchen.

Twilight and Spike headed into the living room and both sat on a slightly worn out sofa. Both looked around the room and sees pictures of Thorn when she was a filly and two other ponies with her. Soon Thorn comes in the room with tray and on it were three tea cups and a tea kettle, which she was holding with her magic. She levitated the tray over to the table and poured a cup for both Twilight and Spike. Twilight used her magic to begin the cup up to her and give Spike his cup and saucer. Twilight then took a whiff of the tea.

“Hmm,” she said as she smelled the tea. “This smells really good.”

“You have to taste it too.” said Thorn. “The taste you’ll really like.”

Twilight and Spike then took a sip of the tea. Both of their eyes widen as they tasted it.

“Wow,” exclaimed Twilight, “I never tasted tea this good before.”

“Yeah, and it smells good too.” said Spike.

“Oh, thank you,” Thorn said with a bright smile. “I got this recipe from my grand mom. She taught me how to make it.”

“I see.” Twilight said, “So Thorn, back in the boutique, you were about to tell about me your horn and how it got broken.”

“Oh yes, that,” Thorn said remembering, “Well, like I said before, it is quite a tale.” Thorn began to tell her story. “It’s was a long time ago, when I was just a little filly. My parents were still alive and they were gardener ponies”

“Gardener ponies?” Twilight repeated. “You mean they were Florists?”

“Yes,” she replied, “and since I grew up around flowers, it kinda became my interest.” She continues, “The flowers I grew up around were all bright and colorful. One flower in particular caught my eye the most.”

“The black rose!” Spike outburst. He looked at both Twilight and Thorn, soon looked down in embarrassment. “S-sorry.” He spoke, his face looking into his tea cup.

“Well,” Thorn began again, “It was actually a normal rose, just a bit darker than the others. It looked so fascinating to me I wanted to try and make it even darker. So, I took the rose into my room and casted a spell on it. I was young, but I was able harness a lot of magic. Once I casted it my whole room was dark, so dark, it was like being blindfolded.”

“Oh my.” Twilight gasped.

“Soon the darkness began to lift itself away. The darkness was then absorbed into the rose, turning its petals black.”

“Amazing, it must have taken all your power to do that.” Twilight spoke.

“Yes, it really did.” Thorn responded. “After I saw that the spell worked, I then noticed my horn has been broken off. I couldn’t find it anywhere.”

“Oh, that’s too bad,” she said, with pity in her voice.

“It was forever lost, but the amazing thing is, I can still use magic.” She reassured Twilight. “I know it may not be possible, but I am still able to use my horn, if thought it is broken.”

“That’s really incredible.” Twilight said. “Say, do you mind if I ask how you got your cutie mark?”

“Oh, you want to know about my cutie mark?” She asked looking at her flank. “Well, it’s all thanks to my roses. They’re the reason I got it.”

“How did you get it?” Twilight asked almost impatiently

“Well, after my spell worked, my first black rose didn’t last long.” She began. “It was a good thing I was about to plant the seeds from my first black rose it left over. One day, when I was about to water the few roses that thought I had, it took me by surprise. A small patch of flowers, where I planted the seeds, were now black roses.”

“What? Black roses?” Twilight asked.

Thorn nodded and continued. “Yes, the surrounding flowers all turned into black roses. I didn’t know how. So, I took another rose and brought into my room. I wanted to test a spell I worked up.”

“So, did it work?” she asked before taking a sip of her tea.

“Yes, quite well.” She replied. “The spell was executed successfully.”

“So, what spell did you use?” Twilight asked.

“Well, it’s something I’ve been working on for some time now, and wanted to see if it works. I called it the ‘Forever Bloom’ spell.”

“What does it do?” she asked curiosity

“Well, what it basically does that it makes a plant's life span endless and I mean endless.” Thorn answered.

“So, you made an Internal Life spell on your rose?” She questioned.

“Yes, but it comes with a small price. If a single petal is plucked, a dark purple cloud will loom over their heads and stay with them.” She said making it sound like a warning.

“For how long?” Twilight asked with a bit a caution in her voice.

“Well, it’ll take a few minutes, but can get rid of them.” Thorn answered back.

“So, you’re the only one that can stop them?” Twilight asked.

“Yes, I am.” She nodded “Anyway, back to the story.” She explained to them how she got her cutie mark and Twilight was astounded on how Thorn attained her cutie mark.

“Wow,” Twilight spoke out. “That was an amazing story.”

Thorn giggled a bit, “Thanks Twilight, I'm glad you think so.”

Twilight looked at Spike and sees him lying on the couch, sleeping, with an empty tea cup on his side and a bit of drool coming out of his mouth. Both looked at him and giggled. “Well, I guess we better be off, it’s getting late. I think we should be heading home.” Twilight said.

“But, it’s still early noon.” Thorn retorted. “It can’t be that late yet.” She walked over to the front window and peered out. She let out a shocking gasp when she looked outside then darted out the door.

“Thorn? Wait, where you are going?” Twilight asked getting off the couch and followed her out. When she stepped outside and gust of wind blew in her face and her mane tussled with strong wind. She closed her eyes from the sudden gale and opened them and let out a horrid gasp. The sky was covered with ominous dark purple clouds, making the area seems like it was night out. Several Pegasi were attempting to move the clouds, but to of no avail. The clouds didn’t budge an inch. Soon a light blue Pegasus with a rainbow colored mane and a red, blue and yellow lightning bolt and cloud cutie mark flew done toward Thorn’s house. She stopped and hovered over them, her face in disbelief as she looked at them.

“Twilight, do you have any idea what the hays going on here?” the colorful mare asked, in slight panic. “These clouds are unmovable.”

“No, I don’t Rainbow Dash.” She said, “I don’t even know what’s going on.”

“I do.” Thorn spoke taking a step forward. The colorful mane Pegasus lowered her and landed and confronted her. “Who are you?” She asked.

“I’m Thorn, nice to meet you.” she greeted herself, bowing. “And I know, what’s going on.”

Soon they all heard hooves galloping toward them and turned to the sounds direction. An orange mare with a blonde mane and tail and wearing a cowboy hat and had three red apples as a cutie mark came running over the hill and up to Rainbow Dash and looked at Twilight. “Twi,” She started, panting from the run. “Thanks Celestia I found ya. Some freaky clouds are blockin’ the sun.”

“I know Applejack, and Thorn here knows what’s going on.” She said pointing at Thorn.

The orange mare looked at Thorn and tipped her hat. “Howdy, nice ta meet cha.” She greeted. “Likewise.” Thorn said, bowing her head. “So, ya know what in Sam hills goin’ on here?” The cowboy hat wearing pony asked.

“Yes, I do,” Thorn replied with a single nod. “Somepony must have picked the petals off my roses.”

“Wait,” called out Rainbow dash. “All this is caused by some flowers?”

“Not just any flowers,” Thorn corrected her, “Specially made Black roses that I made. If a single petal is plucked, a dark purple cloud, just like these, will hover over them for a few minutes, or until I get rid of it myself.”

“So, what y’all tellin us is, dat you made roses dat puts a cloud over their head if they pick a petal?” asked Applejack.

Thorn nodded to the answer. “Yes, and I must stop this from spreading. It looks like somepony must have gotten a lot of roses and picked every single petal.” She said as she gazes up to the now blackening sky.

“Wait,” Twilight spoke,” Somepony with a lot of roses...” She put a hoof under her chin and thought for a moment then gasped suddenly. “Rarity,” She said her voice in terror. “She bought five roses from you and said that she was going to use them for new design for a dress.”

Thorn turned to her and gasped as well. “That’s right, she did.”

“Well, what are we waitin’ for? We gotta get to Rarity’s place.” Ordered Rainbow Dash and all four of them headed off for Rarity’s Boutique.

The four ran up the hill and over the bridge towards Western Ponyville, then down to Sugarcube Plaza, through Well Courtyard and finally to the Main Plaza, where Town Hall is. They came up to the bridge to the Carousel Boutique, but it was being blocked by thick dark purple clouds.

“Oh no,” Twilight said, skidding to a halt, along with Thorn and Applejack “The bridge is being blocked.”

“Don’t worry, I’m on it.” Rainbow Dash said as she flew fast toward the big cloud.

“Rainbow Dash, don’t!” Thorn warned her, but Dash didn’t hear her. The speeding Pegasus flew straight at the cloud and pushed hard against it. The cloud recoiled back, sending the light blue Pegasus flipping backwards.

Rainbow Dash shook her head and prepared to ram again. “Hold on there Rainbow,” Applejack spoke up, raising a hoof at her. “Didn’t Thorn say dat she’s the only pony that can make those cloud disappear?”

“You’re right,” answered Twilight before turning to Thorn. “Thorn, do you think you can get rid of this cloud?”

“I’ll try,” she replied a bit of worry in her tone. “I never have done anything this massive before.” She soon stepped forward, facing the gigantic dark purple blob of puff. Her broken horn soon began to flicker, like a candle being blown by a gentle breeze and a faint pale grey glow surrounded it. Soon the glow started to become brighter and slightly larger. A beam of light shot from her horn and hit the cloud. The cloud was then covered by the same glow as her horn. She began to strain slightly as she focused on the cloud. Sweat soon began to dot her forehead and face. She lowered herself and pushed up forcibly, making the beam flash. She tightened her eyes as sweat slid down her strenuous looking face. The others watched on behind her, hoping Thorn can break the puffy roadblock. The cloud began to wobble slightly and Twilight and the others gave a cheerful gasp, but the light covering Thorn’s horn and around the cloud were slowly fading away. She was starting to pant as her magic was slowly losing its effect.

“I…I don’t think…I…can…h-hold it…” she said, trying to keep the fading beam on the cloud. Twilight then ran up next and points her horn at the cloud. “T-Twilight, what are you d-doing here? You d-don’t know what you’re d-doing.”

Twilight looked at her with desperation in her eyes. “I have to try. You need my help. If I can sync your magic with mine, we might be able to break through this cloud.”

“I…I’m not sure about this, T-Twilight. A-are you sure you can…m-match my magic w-with yours?” Thorn asked, still struggling and with concern.

“I’m not sure, but I have to try.” Twilight replied. Thorn looked deep into the purple mare’s eyes. Twilight returned the look with desperation. Thorn could feel her magic slowly depleting as she was holding a worried stare. Without a single word being spoken, Thorn nodded and Twilight give a smile then looks back at the menacing dark purple bundle of puff. She closed her eyes and a concentrated light lavender glow coated her horn. A small wave of her magic hovered to Thorn’s broken horn and linked together. Thorn’s horn then started regain its bright glow and her magic beam became stronger. The light around the cloud also brighter and it began to wobbles once again. Twilight was pouring her powers into Thorn and making it stronger. Soon the shake slowly, then a piece made a dent in the fluffy wall.

“Look y’all!” Applejack said pointing at the dent. “It’s startin’ to work.”

“Keep it up you two; you got a piece of it.” Rainbow Dash cheered them on. Thorn focused on the cloud more now that Twilight was sharing her magic and hearing Rainbow Dash and Applejack’s cheering. Soon, a couple more dents appeared and some were deeper and some were wider. The dents then finally connected and a small, filly-sized hole appeared that made it through the other side. The hole soon became wider and wider. Thorn and Twilight held their positions, shooting magic at the dark purple wall of puff. After what seem to take minutes, the path to Rarity’s Boutique soon became visible. The clouds around the bridge then began to vanish, clearing a wide, opening a pathway to Rarity’s house. Thorn then seized her magic, as well as Twilight, and Rainbow Dash and Applejack made their way across. Twilight stood beside Thorn, then puts a hoof on her back, while she pants slightly.

“You did a good job, Thorn.” Twilight said, giving her a warming smile. Thorn smiled back and finally caught her breath and both then followed the other two until they came up to the boutique front door. Twilight then knocked on the door and called out, “Rarity, please open the door.” But there was no answer. She knocked again, and then once more, there was still no answer.

“The clouds must be making a soundproof barrier inside.” Thorn said, trying to look through the darkened window.

“So what now?” asked the worried purple unicorn, “If she can’t hear us and we can’t hear her, what are we going to do now?”

Soon there was a crash in the distance. Screams of panic and fear were heard as one of the houses collapsed under the pressure of the dark clouds.

“Oh no,” said Thorn, “this is not good.”

“What, what’s not good?” quickly asked Twilight.

“The clouds seem to be getting heavy and now slowly descending down.” Thorn explained.

“WHAT!?” All three exclaimed in unison. “We need to find a way inside and fast.” Spoke Twilight.

“But how?” the farm pony asked, “If we open them windows, dat cloud might come a’pourin out.”

All were thinking of something, but Thorn was the first one to get an idea. “I got it.” All gathered around her to listen to her plan. After hearing to the plan, the girls got into their positions. Applejack was ready to open the door, Rainbow Dash was ready to fly around the house and Twilight and Thorn were ready to combine their magic. Thorn looked at Applejack, who gave a nod, same did Rainbow and Twilight. “Okay, on the count of three. “1…2…3!” Applejack bucked the door open, making the cloud flow out. Dash zoomed around the boutique, gathering the cloud pieces in a small whirlwind. Thorn had her spell ready and fired it. Twilight then began sharing her magic with Thorn. She shot her magic at each bit of cloud that was trapped in Dash’s twister. The dark cloud was pouring out of the house and begin caught in the rainbow colored cyclone. Thorn kept shooting the clouds while Twilight channeled her magic to assist her. One by one the cloud bits were vanishing and light soon then returned in the boutique.

“Hey y’all, it’s workin’ I can see the inside.” Applejack reported, looking through the window. “Just a bit more, all the clouds are almost gone.”

Hearing that, Dash increased her speed, making even more clouds fly out and get stuck in her gale. Thorn rapidly fires her magic at the cloud as the swirl around Rarity’s home. After some time, the last cloud was obliterated and they all rushed inside.

“Rarity!” the four called out and scanned the room. Twilight noticed black rose petals were scattered all around the floor. “Guys, look at this.” She said as she points at the dismembered petals spread about.

“Oh dear,” spoke Thorn with caution in her voice. “She plucked all my roses.” She looks down at the petals.

“Not all of them.” Applejack said standing near a dresser. Thorn trotted over and sees a single black rose, still intact. She gave a happy gasp and grabs the rose with her magic. She moved the rose close to her as she closed her eyes. There was a moment of silence then Thorn’s horn began glow intensely. The rose was lifted high above her head and was then engulfed in the same pale grey color as her horn. The glow grew brighter as the sun, nearly blinding Twilight and the others. The rose imploded then sent out a shockwave throughout Ponyville. The pale grey wave blew away the dark clouds and clearing the skies, making the sun shine upon the town once again. The rose then slowly floated down back onto the dresser and Thorn’s horn and the rose stopped glowing.

Thorn then gave out a soft and relieved sigh and sit on her haunches. “There, all the clouds are gone.”

Soon they all heard a rustling sound coming from a nearby closet. They looked at one another and approached the doors. Twilight slowly opened them and suddenly and flash of white and dark violet crashed into them and all rolled in the middle of the room.

“NO, NO! Stay away from me!” screamed the white mare as she flared her front hooves.

“Rarity, it only us, open your eyes.” Twilight said getting up.

The panicked mare stopped and opened one and saw Twilight and the others. She then looked around the room with both eyes open and set her hooves down. “Oh, uh… s-sorry you all had to see that darlings.” She said embarrassedly, her face slightly blushed.

The girls giggled a bit and gathered around her. “Rarity, what happened?” Twilight asked.

“Well, I was making plans for a dress. After I was done, I began making the design. I grabbed some of the roses and started plucking the petals off. All of a sudden my room was getting dark. I thought it was getting late, but when I looked up there was this big awful dark cloud looming over me and somehow got outside. I ran into my closet soon after. I didn’t know what might drop out of that thing.” Rarity explained.

“Well, good thing that Thorn here stopped dat cloud from makin’ Ponyville flatter than a pancake.” Applejack said, nudging Thorn.

“O-oh, it’s no problem.” She said, “I’m just glad for all your help. If it wasn’t for your, I wouldn’t know what to do.”

The girls smiled and Twilight walked up to her. “That’s what friends are for. Whenever you’re in need, a friend is there to help you.”

“Yeah, there are something’s you just can’t do on your own.” Rainbow Dash said as she landed next to Thorn.

“It is true darling, friends are there when you need them.” added Rarity.

“And we all here are your friends.” Applejack said, hugging Thorn. Soon all the others joined in. Thorn was a bit overwhelmed, but gave into the friendly group hug. She now became friends with Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity.

The end