Night of the Soul

It’s late at night in the city of canterlot. 11:00 o’clock to be exact. It’s a cold winter night. All the ponies are asleep in their beds. But one creature… a human. She hasn’t been able to sleep. Not after what her so called… Friends? have done.

“Are they what they say they are? Do they really tell the truth about what they think about me? I don’t think they are. They just want me gone.” Solis says as she opens a bottle of beer.

She starts to drink until she hears the sound of hooves behind her.

“What do you want.” Solis states as she sets down the empty bottle and opens another.

“I haven’t seen or heard from you in a while. I was just wondering how you ar-“ Celestia says.

“Stop. You don’t care. If you did you would’ve asked how I am. Or where I was. I knew you never cared. You only pretended to, so you can uphold your image as a great princess.” Solis says as she is interrupted by Celestia.

“Solis. You know I care about you. I really do care about you. We all do.” Celestia says sorrowfully.

“Who’s we?” Solis asks. “The only thing you could ever do is ask your student and her friends to solve YOUR problems! Hmm. Let’s take a trip down memory lane! What about Discord? You knew I could have erased him from reality or banished in for eternity. But you ask your student. Let me remind you. The one who stopped YOUR SISTER! EVERYTHING THEY HAD TO DO WAS BECAUSE OF YOU!” Celestia flinches as Solis shouts at her.

“I told them that I could not do it. I have tried before and I’ve used the elements too many times Solis. You know this.” Celestia says with tears in her eyes.

“Just go. Leave me alone. You can’t fix what’s already broken.” Solis says as she opens another beer.

“Just tell me one thing before you go. Why didn’t you let me help the girls on their adventures? Like discord or the changeling invasion? What about when Tirek rampaged? Is it because I’m too weak? Too delicate? You didn’t want anything bad happen to me? Well I’m done. Why don’t you shove off Permanently.

“Oh… okay. Solis… I’m… I’m sorry.” Celestia says with tears in her eyes as she walks away.

Shortly after Celestia leaves Solis pulls out a picture from her pocket. It’s of her and a mare. Tempest. Unique for her broken horn and hard shelled outside.

Solis stares at the picture for what seems for hours before she’s interrupted by another sound of hooves approaching her. Except this time it’s a group of hooves. Which can only mean one thing.

“Solis?” Twilight asks.

“What do you want? Here to make my life worse?” Solis says as she takes another drink of alcohol.

“No. We’re here to make things right. We’re here to be your friends” Applejack says as she approaches Solis.

“Friends? Heh. Friends. That’s a good one. What are you all gonna do? Lower my pay rate? It’s low enough as it is. You can take my camera and take pictures of the canterlot monkey I could use the money because I’ve got hospital bills to pay off because of you all. And that’s just how we met!” Solis shouts.

“One little thing happened. What’s your problem?!” Rainbow dash shouts back.

“Your all my problem! Each and everyone of you is just a problem that I have to deal with on a daily basis! Why don’t I show you all just how much pain you all have put me through.” Solis says as she pulls out a gun. “Know what this is? No you all don’t. Your ponies. You only settle problems with friendship and musical numbers. While back home on earth. The hell I called home we settled it with violence. And with enough violence you’ll get results. This is a .45 caliber. Enough power to blow your brains out with one bullet. If you all don’t go then I’ll happily kill each and everyone of you.” Solis says with no doubt.

“Twilight darling maybe we should just leave.” Rarity says as the others nod.

“Your right rarity. We’re… we’re sorry Solis.” Twilight says as she and the girls leave.

As the girls leave, Solis is left standing in the park alone as she walks over to the handrail and stares over it and looks towards the distance. And hears a monotone voice call out to her.

“Solis.” Maud says

“What do you want maud.” Solis says emotionless.

“I just came to check on you. You know there was a busy day at the rock farm.” Maud says in her usual monotone voice.

“Yeah no shit. I didn’t come because I quit.” Solis says as she taps her gun against the rail.

“Why are you out here then.” Maud asks as she approaches Solis.

“To think.” Solis says without hesitation.

“To think about what?” Maud asks again as she walks by the bench she sees a bunch of empty beer bottles. “You’ve had a lot to drink solis. It’s unhealthy you know.” Maud says

“That’s the point.” Solis says as she turns and tosses the empty beer bottle over the rail.

“Why are you really here Solis.” Maud asks again.

“I used to come here a lot with somepony special. She felt like the daughter I never needed but I wanted.” Solis says.

“It’s Tempest isn’t it?” Maud says.

“How did you know?” Solis asks with an agitated tone.

“I went inside your home. I had permission from the princess. And I found a letter from Tempest. I know that you’re trying to help her but she’s been gone for three years now. You need to let her go.” Maud says with more sympathy in her voice.

“I wanted an earth pony to perform the surgery but the only one there was high on drugs. So they had to get a unicorn. The unicorn gave tempest magic poisoning and she died. That’s the reason why I hate Unicorns and alicorns so much. It drove me into depression and made me want to kill myself.” Solis says with a straight face.

“Why are you so determined to kill yourself Solis?” Maud asks with sadness in her voice.

“Some things I just can’t forget. Whatever I do they’re always there. Eating away at me. I don’t have the guts to pull the trigger so I kill myself a little every day. I’m going home.” Solis says as she walks away.

“Goodbye Solis.” Maud says as she walks away.