Twilight sighed heavily, eyes searching the book she had obtained. It had been several months, and she had been having a hard time keeping Equestria going, due to lack of motivation. That, combined with her grieving the loss of the ponies she'd known for years, had taken a very weightful hit on the alicorn's emotions. Because of this, Equestria seemed to be withering away from malnourishment.

The doors to the castle squeaked and slid open, five mares intergrating themselves in. Twilight raised her head, seeing five of her dearest acquaintances walking in, along with her loving companion Spike. Rainbow shot over, assisting Twilight in standing up on all fours.

"Darling, what happened..? You look... Slightly pessimistic, if I do say so myself."

"Well, duh..! Twilight's lost her old teacher and babysitter..! How could you not see that..? No offense, Rarity." Pinkie emphasized, looking at Twilight sympathetically.

"Having trouble leading, sugarcube..?" Applejack spoke, smiling at Twilight comfortingly.

"Yeah..." Twilight muttered, not doing so much as to glance at Applejack as she replied.

"Well, we suspected that might be the case. We'd be mighty happy to take your place until you've finished your grievin'. " She replied, smiling.

"How'd you get in..? , Not to be off topic or anything, I just thought I'd ask."

"Well, we sorta had Shining Armor's permission to." Whispered Fluttershy, and Rainbow groaned.

"Do you even know how long it took us to get his consent..? He refused to talk to us before he knew who we were..!" She complained, her body sagging a bit compared to her wings.

Twilight looked up in curiosity, tilting her head.

"Um.. What..? Shining always replies to his subjects..!" Twilight replied, a bit startled her brother would do such a thing.

"Well, he was pretty devastated..." Muttered Fluttershy, and the others nodded.

"Ugh, it's too bad you can't modify us to be better leaders or something... I've lead before, and it wasn't pretty."

Suddenly, something clicked in Twilight's head. The other princesses may have been dead.... But she held their destinies. Twilight raised her head, then smiled.

"I have an idea, but it might not be easy. Follow me, girls."

Twilight walked into the library, her friends following close behind her. She turned around, then nodded.

This was it.

She then motioned for her friends to come in, telling them to form a circle.

"So, uh... Twilight... What's this "plan" of yours..?" Asked Rainbow, and Twilight turned around.

"You'll see..! Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh..! can't believe I'm practicing this..! This is so cool..!" Twilight replied, hugging the book. She quickly recomposed herself.

"Pinkie, stand next to Rarity, please. Applejack, please stand next to Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy, please stand equally in between."

Twilight continued to toss orders until everything was perfect, theoretically speaking. When it was, she motioned for Spike to exit the circle. Twilight's horn lit up, and a blinding white light poured spread through the room. Dark magic coursed through Twilight's veins, and bolts of electricity zapped and crackled around her Twilight concentrated, merging Applejack and Rainbow Dash. She did the same for Pinkie and Rarity. Twilight took Fluttershy's magic, exchanging it for a small chunk of Luna's magic. Finally, a shockwave of rainbow shook the room, plunging it into a state of chaos and disarray. Books fell, vials shattered, and tables flipped.

Finally, the blinding light dissipated, revealing three ponies. The first looked like Pinkie, except her eye color, coat color, and mane hue had all been exchanged for Rarity's colors. Her cutie mark was the crystal heart, as a balloon. The second looked liked Applejack, except her mane and fur coat colors had been inverted. Her cutie mark was the sun, with a comet racing past it. The third looked like Fluttershy, but her hair was tied up in a tight bun. She had glasses, and like the other two, her colors had been changed. Instead of yellow and pink, her color scheme was exchanged for Luna's. Fluttershy's cutie mark, was actually replaced with Luna's cutie mark. All three, freshly transformed ponies were alicorns.

"What happened..?" Asked Rarity and Pinkie's fusion. Her voice sounded like Pinkie's voice, except for having a British accent. Twilight would call her "Rose" for the time being.

"Yeah... Ugh... My head hurts..." Muttered Applejack and Rainbow Dashes' fusion. Solar sounded like a good name. Her voice sounded exactly like Rainbow's.

"Is anything wrong, Girls..?" Asked Fluttershy. Like the other two, Twilight would give her a nickname. How about... Moonshine. That sounded right.

Upon seeing themselves, along with their neighboring pony, they stared at Twilight, a little freaked out.

"Hmm... That's sort of weird." Rosa muttered, and the other two ponies murmured in agreement.

"Twilight-" Spike started, but Twilight was too busy looking at her friends.

"Rose, you'll be working in the Crystal Empire with Shining Armor." Twilight stated, looking at Pinkie and Rarity's fusion. Twilight knew Rarity was a good leader, and Pinkie was full of love.

The perfect combo.

"Solar Comet, you'll be working in Canterlot." Twilight spoke, looking at Applejack and Rainbow's fusion.

"And, finally, Moonshine. You'll be working along with Solar in Canterlot." Twilight concluded, looking at the pony that was previously Fluttershy.

Finally, Twilight couldn't hold it in anymore. She ran up to the trio, pulling them into a group embrace.

"I love you girls..." She stated, sniffling back tears.

"We love you too, Twilight..." Responded Moonshine, pulling away with the other two. Finally, the three ponies exited the castle, leaving Twilight and Spike.

"Twilight..."

"Yes, Spike..?"

"You do realize the spell you used was permanent..."

"Y-yes..?"

"And that it could make it so that the Elements of Harmony are defective, right..?"

Twilight gulped. She didn't read that part. Hopping up behind Spike, she looked at the book he was reading. It read:

"And any magic binded to the pony this is cast on will be removed. Remember, this spell is permanent, so be extremely cautious while casting. All misfortunes while casting are not my fault, so cast at your own risk..!"

Finally, Twilight snapped. She banged her head against the table, repeating the word "stupid" over and over. Finally she stopped, looking up.

"Shit."

Author's Note

I hope this was better than the last chapter.