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Every pony gathered around, their looks displayed worry and unease. Pinkie and Twilight stood in front of them, looking over them with solemn looks as they prepared the bad news. Pinkie looked behind at Twilight to see her give a reassuring look back, nodding her head and pushing a tear back. Pinkie turned to the other four as she said, "Girls, I have some... really suckish news."

Dash scanned Pinkie twice over, "Is it the rash, Pinkie?" the rainbow pegasus asked her friend. "Cause if it is, we get it. We're not supposed to lick it."

Pinkie shook her head, she then reconsidered what Dash had asked and nodded her head with the shrug of her shoulders. Pinkie looked over the group as she said, "I want you all to take a moment to let this news sink in, it will be really hard for you girls to take this."

Applejack took her hat off and scratched at the back of her head while she muttered, "Uh Pinkie, yer startin' to scare us."

Pinkie lowered her head and took in a deep breath, thoughts of just giving up and keeping it a big secret to the girls was the primary thought in her. She quickly pushed it to the back of her mind as she said with her hair covering her eyes, "I'm really sick. The doctor says I have two months to live, tops."

A loud gasp filled the room, Dash shook her head as she said in disbelief, "Come on, sport, you're joshing us... right?"

Twilight held up a piece of paper with a scribbled signature at the bottom, "I'm afraid she's not. She's got what doctors are staring to call 'Discord disease' where it makes her immune system weak enough to let even the common cold hurt her."

Dash shook her head violently as she shouted in anger, "You're lying Pinkie! Don't play games with me! I can't lose my best friend ever!"

Pinkie slowly trotted up to the now crying ponies, bringing them all into a hug as she said calmly, "Let's not think about that."

Rarity cried out in sorrow as she grabbed the pink pony tightly and whimpered, "I don't care how dirty or slimy my mane gets if it means you could stay. Maybe we could think of a solution, a cure!"

"It's too late," said Pinkie, "the doctors said that if I had come in a month earlier then there would have been a chance."

For the next minute, the girls cried and wept for the soon to be passed Pinkie. Their tears staining their fur as they pushed tear after tear down their cheeks, knowing that in two months they would loose one of Ponyville's greatest citizens and their greatest friend ever.

Pinkie wept the tears from each of their faces, being extra cautious with Fluttershy's, she wiped the tears from her own cheeks as she said, "I wanted to show you girls something, its called a Bucket List. Its of all the things I want to do before I pass away."

Applejack looked over it, her eyes bobbing from left to right before returning and repeating the pattern all the way down the sheet. After a few minutes, she took off her hat as she said with an unsure look on her face, "Ah don't know. Ah'm gonna be honest with ya, this here list is filled with mighty difficult tasks."

Rarity took a shaky breath, she wiped more tears from her eyes before saying, "Can you read them to us, dear?"

Pinkie grabbed the sheet from Applejack's mouth as she said, "Of course."

My Bucket List, by Pinkie Pie:

() Visit Manehattan

() Go see a stand up comedian

() Go to a Micolt Jackson Concert

() Skydive

() Zipline

() Get Married

() Be a robot

() Go to space

() Meet somepony special

() Watch the sun rise

() Have a private audience with the princesses

() Spend quality time with Rainbow Dash

() Spend quality time with Fluttershy

() Spend quality time with Applejack

() Spend quality time with Rarity

() Spend quality time with Twilight Sparkle

() Visit my real family

Pinkie lowered the paper from her face, she looked at the mixed expressions on all the ponies but Twilight. They were deciding whether to smile at her humor or cry at the fact they were performing Pinkie's dying wishes. Dash shut her eyes tightly to squeeze out the tears before saying in a stern voice, "No matter how difficult those are, I swear I will get those done."

Rarity nodded her head in agreement, "Very rarely do I agree with such bold statements, but this involves the life of a friend I cherish so I will do whatever it takes to make you happy."

Applejack replaced her hat on her head as she said with her chest stuck out, "Ah'm not the one to lie, so believe me when I say y'all can count on me."

Fluttershy nodded her head, "There's nothing too scary when it comes to being a good friend till the end." Fluttershy had the strongest look in her eyes, she was showing what appeared to be true dedication.

All heads turned to Twilight, she had her head slightly low before mumbling, "When I came to Ponyville, I had no idea how to be friends. But thanks to Pinkie, I learnt how to be the best friend possible and I am going to make sure that each item is complete on that list. I want to prove to you, Pinkie, that we are friends till the end!"

Pinkie smiled brightly as she said, "Well girls, lets get them done." She brought her hoof into the center, she was trying her best to take their minds off of her impending doom by raising her very own team spirit. The rest of the girls placed their hooves in the center before shooting them into the air, cheering with hope that each item will be done.