A Stone Cold Tribute

Rose Briar turned to the cowering pegasi, "I.... I wouldn't mind that..." she muttered, hiding her head. "But what'll I do with my castle? My home? My wolves?"

Fluttershy gaped at her, "You have wolves?"

Rose simply nodded, "Quincy and Duke, they guard the castle at night."

Rose Briar walked through Ponyville, a cloak firmly on her body, Fluttershy beside her, "Where are we going?" She asked, nervously.

Fluttershy gave her a small smile, "We're going to see Twilight, she'll understand why you tried to destroy Ponyville."

Rose hung her head, nodding slightly. "O-okay..."

As the two walked, Rose Briar got weird looks, some ponies going as far as to try and step on her hood. Fluttershy always reasured the older mare, telling her Twilight would understand. Deep down, Fluttershy doubted her own words, she had seen twilight freak out, frankly she didn't want to see Rose Briar freak out. She had to stay calm.

The two arrived at the castle shortly. Fluttershy knocked shyly, waiting for Spike to open the door. When he did, he stared at Rose Briar oddly, but let her in nonetheless.

"Um, Twilight!" Called out Fluttershy, 'Please don't hurt Rose Briar, Twilight... '

"We're in the library, dear!" Fluttershy gulped,

"That was Rarity, which means everyone else is here too...."

Rose Briar placed a hoof on her shoulder, "You don't have to do this you know."

Fluttershy nodded, "I know, but you deserve it."

They continued on, Rose Briar following the shorter pony. They came to a stop as Fluttershy knocked on the library door softly, "Come on in Fluttershy!" Twilight called out.

Pushing open the door Fluttershy walked in motioning Rose Briar to enter as well. Her odd behavior caught everyone's attention, but they kept quiet. "You can come in. They won't hurt you." She called out. Slowly, a cloaked figure walked in, they seemed to hide behind Fluttershy, even though they were obviously taller than the mare. "Show them who you are, I'll protect you."

The figure slowly lifted their hood, only to be met with five different faces. Rose Briar's eyes naturally gravitated towards Twilight's, but she wished she hadn't. Twilight's eyes were filled with fury. Twilight stood up suddenly and launched herself at Rose.

"How dare you show your face in Ponyville! After all the innocent fillies you hurt, after every innocent life you took, you show your face!" Twilight screamed in Rose Briar's face.

"W-what?"

Twilight used her magic to create chains around Rose Briar, "You hurt them! And I had to stand by and watch!" With every word the chains got tighter, eventually getting to the point where Rose Briar could barely breathe.

"After everything I did, every piece of my soul I sacrificed, this is how I'm treated!" Rose Briar boomed, her voice echoing through the castle halls.

"You didn't sacrifice anything besides innocent ponies!"

It was a screaming match between Twilight and Rose Briar, more of the former though. "You come back to Ponyville, trick my friends, and hurt everyone I love! You're not worthy of your wings! You're worthy of being trapped in stone!"

A deadly silence fell upon the castle, as Rose Briar looked at Twilight with a rage fueled expression.