The Sparkle Letters

Dear Princess,

I have bad news. Barack says that our show is being 'cancelled'. There will be no more of our story. I do not know what this will do to our world. I fear that it will end all of us. To that end, I've enclosed instructions for a larger, more permanent gateway. Chrysalis and I will be waiting for you all to come through. I can't guarantee that this new world will support all of us, but I spoke with Barack, and he agrees that an uncertain future is better than none. Good luck.

Twilight Sparkle

She looks different when she's not sure of herself. I had never noticed--her emotions were my food, not my business--but now I saw it clearly: the way she curled in on herself, putting on a big smile, trying to hold herself high even though the weight of her thoughts pushed her down. I sat next to her, and gently tapped her shoulder; she looked up at me like a frightened larva.

I could have crushed her, in that moment; but I had nothing to gain from it, and everything to lose. Instead, we held each other. Any pony would be hard pressed to call us enemies in that moment. I don't think she's my enemy, anymore.