Alone at the Crossroads

by TrebleClef91

Rating: teen
Tags: Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sad, Princess Celestia
Length: 1639

Short story featuring Twilight Sparkle and Celestia.

Twilight's mental health is at an end, feeling all alone in the world is getting on her nerves and she wants to ease the pain at any cost.

Published 2012-07-31 03:54:04 UTC
Last updated 2012-07-31 03:54:04 UTC

On the Edge

Twilight Sparkle has being feeling lonely,her friends are gone, her parents passed away years ago, her mentor have not time for her now and even her assistant was gone, he flew away once his wings finally developed.

Days were gloomy and dark and nights were lonely and cold, the feeling of loneliness was hitting her so hard that she barely went out of her room, few days pass until she was completely isolated on her room with only her books keeping her company. That room, that dark, empty and cold room was the only place she spend her whole time.

The time passed and Twilight realize she had lost everything in her life, her friends, her assistant and now her will to live. She didn't seem to find a reason to live anymore, she was tired of the same old rutine: Wake up, take breakfast, read some books, have something to eat and go back to bed. Same things day after day after day.

Twilight's depression was growing with each passing day. During daylight her hours were an eternity of sadness and sorrow and her nights were slumberless. In her heart she wished to be all a dream, a horrible, gloomy dream full of sorrow and lonelyness, but it wasn't, it was real.

Twilight's mental sanity was coming to an end, she wasn't reading anymore, her mane was disheveled and full of knots, her eyes were red and sore from all the time she has been crying with big, dark circles around her eyes and some huge bags under her eyes for all those sleepless nights. Her depression was on a level so high that she spends her day without taking any food at anytime. On nights the only thing she did was to stare Spike's bed remembering all the good time her assistant and her had back on the good days.

Weeks passed and Twilight's state was deplorable, for her life didn't meant anything anymore without her friends, her family and her mentor were all gone. She made a decision... She was determined to finish everything, she was going to put her suffering to an end once and for all, but she had to write an ultimate letter to her mentor. She grabbed a scroll and a quill and began to write.

After a few hours of writing she finished her letter, she threw the quill to the ground before standing up and leading to the door. With just a few steps missing from the door she turned around to give a last look to the library and home, everything was disorganized, chairs all over the ground and papers strewn on the floor. She took a deep breath before getting out of the library and began walking towards "Ponyville's Mail Center", it was the only way she could send the letter, her assistant wasn't there to send the letter for her. Twilight entered the building and walked over a desk where a grey pegasus with a blonde mane was filling some documents. When she finished she raised her head to see Twilight.

"Welcome to Pony... Whoa...are...are you okay, miss?", Asked the gray mare concerned about the appearance of the purple unicorn, "You don't look ve-" The gray mare was interrupted sharplyin the middle of the sentence.

"Send this to the royal castle in Canterlot, say it's for princess Celestia from Twilight Sparkle", said Twilight without any tone in her voice, cold and without emotion. She turned to leave without even looking back at the confused gray pegasus behind the desk.

Thirty minutes had passed since Twilight send the letter to the princess, after five more minutes a white, tall stallion entered the throne room with a scroll on his mouth, he approached to the throne bowing to the princess.

"Your majesty, you have a letter from Twilight Sparkle", said the stallion with a deep, strong voice.

Celestia's face lit up with a huge smile on her lips, it has been over three months since she last recieved a letter from her most faithful student.

"You may go now", said Celestia gently.

"Yes, your majesty.", said the stallion with the same deep, strong voice bowing quikly before turning around to leave the room.

Celestia floated the letter up to her with her magic unfolding it to began reading what her studen wrote for her.

Dear pricess Celestia

It's been a lot of time since I last wrote you and this may be my last letter for you, all these years have been marvelous, I learned a lot about what friendship is and it was a total honor to be your student and your protected, but now I don't know what I'm living for, my life have ended long ago.

I've been living my life between shadows, my days are dull and meaningless, my mind and my heart are ready, I've made the decision to end it all.

Now I'm writing this letter to let you now that I'm glad to go.

With the last breath of my soul I'll be blessing you. I only hope that my departure never haunt you.

I'm writing this to let you know how important you were in my life.

You'll be always in the deep of my heart.

Farewell, your majesty.

Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle

Celestia's eyes were soaked and her cheeks were damp, she couldn't believe what she was reading, she quickly teleported herself to the library were Twilight was staying in Ponyville. As she entered the house and saw the mess inside she realized the letter wasn't a joke. She turned around and spread her wings.

Princess Celestia was overflying Ponyville fearing she was already late. She flew to the highest point and an idea strucked her mind.

Twilight was staring the bottom of the cliff where she almost died years ago when she was running from the hydra, she would be death now if it wasn't for that bubble, but now, now it was dry only sharp rocks on the bottom, the only thing she has to do is to jump, with some steps closer her problems and suffering would be over.

She was about to jump into the dark cliff when a familiar voice came from behind her.

"Twilight Sparkle", said Celestia landing just a few meters away from Twilight, "What in Equestria you think you are doing?

Twilight backed up some steps away from the board to face Celestia.

"P-p-princess, wh-what are you doing here?", asked Twilight impressed to see Celestia, she thought she would be very occupied to even read the letter.

"How dare you to think something so stupid like this!", Celestia scolded Twilight who was now on the floor crying.

"I-I... I just wanted the pain to go away!", cried Twilight between sobs, breathing fast.

Celestia's anger was puted aside when she saw Twilight's emotional state. She was clearly about going into a breakdown.

"Twilight, just what makes you think this was a propper way to solve thing?", asked Celestia softly after calming down, she was just relieved knowing she arrived just in time.

"It's... it's just th-that...", Twilight wasn't able to even articulate a simple sentence in the state she was, still sobbing, shivering in fear with her head low pressing her eyelids as hard as she could.

Celestia walked up to Twilight wrapping her with her right foreleg pulling her to embrace her.

"It's okay my little pony, it's okay", said Celestia as she pressed Twilight against her even harder, tears rolling down her cheeks splashing into Twilight's head. "I was just afraid I didn't make it on time."

Twilight raised her head to meet Celestia's eyes, "I'm sorry princess, I'm very, very sorry", said Twilight looking Celestia into the eyes, she found the courage to keep speaking after looking into those eyes with that warm, soft gaze she was now giving her.

"I was just afraid of being lonely, I was afraid to face the future alone", said Twilight sobbing lightly still looking to Celestia's eyes. "I lost everyone, my friends and parents passed away some years ago and Shining disappeared after the last fight in Canterlot"

"You'll never be alone Twilight, they are still taking care of you, they are in your heart and as long as you don't forget them they will never die", said Celestia still embracing Twilight tight against her, "You have to keep them alive at least in your mind and in your heart"

Twilight was still sobbing and shedding tears, but was slowly taking back control of herself. She raised her head once more to see Celestia's face again.

"W-why does it have too hurt so much?", asked Twilight sniffing.

"You really loved them, that made it to hurt so much, it's hard losing someone and I know how you feel, I felt the same way when Luna was gone for a thousand years", said Celestia looking at the sky with tears in her eyes.

"At least you have her again now, I have noone anymore", said Twilight, eyes watering up again lowering her head.

Celestia raised a hoof up to Twilight's chin and raised her head.

"You'll never be alone, I'll always be there for you and I promise I won't let anything harm you", said Celestia looking into Twilight's eyes.

"Y-you... you really promise it?", asked Twilight with a weak smile.

"Of course I promise it, you are my most faithful student and one on my only friends", said Celestia wiping away the tears on Twilight's face, "I won't let anything happen to you."

Twilight smiled and leaned over Celestia to give her another hug, "Thank you, thank you very much", said Twilight now sheding tears of happiness because of what Celestia have just tell her.

Celestia return the embrace also shedding some tears, "You will never be alone."