Twilight was staring at her friends in dismay. "We can't have a Princess who forgives just anypony, right girls?" Rarity asked the group. Only two other friends didn't agree with Rarity. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie didn't agree with Rarity and before Fluttershy could leave, Rarity grabbed her tail with her teeth and she yanked her back to her. Pinkie Pie and Twilight was both shocked, but Starlight, the reformed villain, was most shocked.
"Why did you do that?" Starlight demanded. Rarity sneered at her and Starlight immediately looked down. Rarity chuckled darkly and she released Fluttershy's tail. She walked closer to Starlight and Twilight growled at Rarity. Rarity looked at her former best friend with surprise in her eyes.
"The Princess of Friendship is being violent towards me. This is new." Rarity says, smirking. Twilight stepped in front of Starlight, ready to defend her new friend.
"Stop." Starlight's scared voice made Twilight drop her defense quickly and she turned to comfort the scared mare.
"Don't worry, Starlight. I know you're a good pony." When Twilight tells Starlight this, Starlight started sobbing because Twilight trusted and she liked her. She had a friend before, she just never had a friend who never left her alone. Her first friend left her alone after learning about his talent with magic. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie watched the exchange and Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
"Let Lamebrain befriend whoever she wants to. But, leave us out of it." Rainbow Dash said harshly. Fluttershy winced at this and she looked at Twilight. She was hurt, but she was angry as well. Pinkie Pie and Starlight Glimmer noticed it as well because Twilight had struck Starlight in her face. The others had since left so they didn't see Twilight hit Starlight. Starlight took the hit because she knew that Twilight was just angry. However, Twilight had hit her again. Despite the pain, Starlight didn't shout at Twilight. She knew that she should defend herself, but she felt that Twilight may have taken offense to that and hurt her a lot more. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy didn't want to watch Twilight beat Starlight, so they stopped Twilight by gently grabbing her front hooves. Twilight turned to glare at them, but she suddenly calmed down. She looked at Starlight in shock and she felt guilty.
"I'm, I'm sorry, Starlight." Twilight tells Starlight. Starlight looked at her new friend and she shook her head.
"Don't be. It's alright." Starlight tells Twilight. Twilight turned to look at Starlight and she looked sad.
"It's not alright!" Twilight shouted suddenly, causing a shock wave to suddenly appear. The shock wave had send Starlight back, but Twilight quickly caught her with her magic. "I'm sorry. It's just that...I have never felt so betrayed in my life. I thought they were my friends, but now, I know the truth." Twilight tells Starlight softly. Starlight smiled as she watched Twilight with tears in her eyes.
"At least, you guys accept me, right?" Starlight asked as she wanted to be very sure that Twilight and the three others still accepted her.
"Yes." Pinkie Pie answered for all of them. She was also angry at their other friends, but she figured that they can just put a stick in their ass. Pinkie Pie looked at Starlight and she gave Starlight a very friendly smile. Starlight smiled back and she just remembered that Twilight never put her back on the ground.
"Uh, Twilight, can I get back on the ground?" Starlight asked timidly and Twilight just remembered why she felt her magic. Twilight gently put Starlight back on the ground as she looked around. Damn! Damn! We can't work together anymore, but they represent the Elements of Harmony! Twilight thought. She then realized that Princess Celestia would realize that something is very wrong. Spike then burped out a letter and when he had read it, he panicked and he quickly gave it to Twilight, who read it as well and she panicked as well.
"Damn! I knew she would've thought something was wrong." Twilight says, panicking. Twilight looked at Starlight and she looked at her remaining friends. She looked back at Starlight again and she sighed.
"Pinkie, Fluttershy, take Starlight with you. Do something fun and new. I have to go talk to Princess Celestia." Twilight tells the group. Spike walked up to Twilight.
"What about me, Twilight?" Spike asked, wanting to be helpful. Twilight smiled and she lifted Spike onto her back.
"You're coming with me, Spike." Twilight says, cheering up Spike. Spike smiled as he felt glad that he could help Twilight again. Before Twilight could fly away, Rarity had came back, looking sheepish. However, Twilight was too far gone in her anger and she flew before Rarity could speak. Rarity was astonished by Twilight's behavior, but the others weren't. Pinkie Pie glared at Rarity and when Rarity looked at her, Pinkie Pie turned away from her. Rarity looked at Fluttershy, but she also refused to meet her gaze.
"What you did was really unforgivable." Pinkie Pie muttered under her breath. Rarity looked at them in shock and then she glared at Starlight.
"This is your fault, Starlight Glimmer. They should have send you to prison." Rarity hissed at Starlight Glimmer. Starlight was hurt by the mare's words, but she simply looked down in sadness.
Twilight's Talk with Princess Celestia and Princess Cadance's Thoughts
Twilight had flown away after Rarity's reappearance. Spike was wondering if he should still talk to Rarity and the others after the incident, but he decided that it would be wrong since Twilight raised him from an egg and he didn't want to betray Twilight like that. Twilight knew that Spike was thinking, so she didn't interrupt him. Twilight was still flying towards the castle so she could talk to Princess Celestia. When she got there, Princess Celestia was waiting on her. "Twilight, my dear former student, I am glad you are here." Princess Celestia tells the younger Princess. Twilight sighed as she looked at Celestia with a defeated look on her face. Princess Celestia was shocked. She had never seen such on Twilight's face ever since she stopped showing up with bad news.
"I have bad news, Princess Celestia." Princess Twilight Sparkle tells her mentor. The elder Princess figured this as much, but she wondered how much damaged has been truly done.
"I know. You need to talk to your friends." After Princess Celestia told Twilight this, Twilight turned around in anger and she glared at the ground.
"I don't need to talk to them. They did what they wanted to in the first place. They wanted her gone." Princess Twilight tells Princess Celestia. Princess Celestia looked at Twilight.
"Well, how do you feel about the subject?" She asked. She knew that she had lit a fuse and she hoped that Twilight's anger wasn't that strong." This was not the case, however, as Twilight sighed.
"I'm mad and worried at the same thing and earlier, I had hit Starlight and I didn't mean to!" Twilight tells Princess Celestia. Princess Cadance chose this moment to walk into the room and when she heard Twilight's sentence, she was shocked.
"Twilight." She said Twilight's name sadly as she had just seen Starlight with a hoof print on the side of her face. What happened? She wondered as she looked at her aunt, Princess Celestia. Princess Celestia saw Princess Cadance and she looked at Twilight.
"Maybe, Cadance can offer you some advice." Princess Celestia tells Twilight. Twilight turned around and she wanted to cry. Princess Cadance, the Princess of Love was standing in the doorway, shocked at what she had seen and heard.
"I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't want to talk to me." Twilight says, slowly walking away from the two princesses. Princess Cadance looked at Princess Celestia.
"What do we do?" She asked, worried about Twilight's mental state.
"We just let it play out, see what will happen. If anything goes too far, we'll step in. I promise." Princess Celestia tells Princess Cadance. Princess Cadance nodded her head in agreement, but she didn't agree with Princess Celestia's plan. So many things could go wrong, even now! She wanted to talk to Starlight Glimmer, but she'll probably get scared and run off. Princess Cadance sighed at this thought. She didn't want Starlight to run away from her in fear, but she wanted to know what had happened. Princess Celestia didn't tell her anything and that made her worried.
