Sunrise

Prologue 1

It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, no clouds in the sky, plants were green. It truly was a perfect summer day.

A shame it was somepony's funeral.

A large number of ponies came to mourn the loss of their dear friend and family member. Even Princess Celestia and Luna attended. There was a new tombstone in the Ponyville cemetery beside five others. It read: 'Hear lies Applejack: Mother, Grandmother, Friend.' There weren't a lot of words to it, but those few words said so many things.

Her eldest son, Bonza, thought that she be buried in the orchard she loved, but Applebloom said that she would have wanted to be with her friends. It truly was a very moving ceremony.

After it was done the Princesses, still as ageless as they ever were, got into their carriages and flew back to Canterlot. As they passed over the town, they looked at the statue in the centre. It was sculpted of Twilight Sparkle and her friends to remind everyone of their deeds of protecting the world from various enemies. Now those days are over.

The two sisters quietly walked through their castle, no word were said, none were needed.

"Is that it then sister?" Luna asks.

"Afraid so Luna." Her older sister says in an emotionless tone. "We were lucky that nothing attacked us and the Elements of Harmony were needed. Ever since Rarity first passed away, it left us with a missing Element."

"And many broken hearts..." Luna looks out the castle window to see a big purple dragon looking down at the little town of Ponyville.

"Yes, Spike didn't take that too well. Nor did he take Twilight's." A single tear rolls down the Sun princess's face as she remembers a time with her star pupil was young and always wanted to learn.

"It was hard on many of us. Personally I missed Pinkie Pie the most. She always knew how to make everypony smile." A tiny chuckle comes to Luna. "But what will we do now? The Elements of Harmony do not let just anypony wield them. And now that their previous bearers have all passed away, there is nopony."

"Do not give up hope so soon sister. The Elements once chose us; then they chose six others. They will choose more." And under her breath she mutters "I just hope that it is soon."