Babs Seed-December

December 20th, Year 2012

The Apple gang has left.

This will be short, my hooves are numb.

Loli decided to move, he'll be gone by Christmas

Silver is still hiding

Shining is in pain

Everything's the same.

My hooves are too numb to write.

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 21st, Year 2012

I've got invited to a reunion!

At Sweet Apple Acres!

It's going to be so much fun! There's going to be food, and apples, and apples (Family), and everything, and everyone's just going to have a big amount of fun!

And Shining can come too! Even though he's not an Apple, I asked if he could come in a necklace.

A picture necklace, and they said yes.

Loli, oh Loli. He's halfway gone now, and by that I mean he got hurt. Not bad, but to an extent of where one might not want to live anymore, they have him in care.

A few hours ago he came up to me, roses in mouth. He looked like he had a cold, a really bad cold.

Before he had the chance to explain, I cut in.

"I'm sorry Loli, I just don't like you like that. Not anymore, I'm not sure if I ever did. I-I'm sorry, but you know that now." Before turning around to trot away. I heard his cry, a light whimper, and the roses fell out of his mouth.

"Fine, not like I wanted you to come with me anyway." He spat the words out with malice, but I understand completely. I heard him trot away, and next thing I know he's in a psychiatric ward for wanting to die.

Silver Shine can make wings for herself, and I noticed her body temperature is lowering itself. I also noticed her silver coat starting to darken, no one else has noticed, but it's blackening and freezing over, like her heart.

She's one of those ponies, a bit of a nopony to be exact. No parents, her brother's in care, she lives alone. No one would notice unless you took the time to study her.

She stays hidden most of the time, but I see her in the shadows. She has a gleaming horn, it shines with ice. It's extremely long, and pointier than Lunas, even Celestias!

Wherever she trots, she leaves an icy patch behind. It's odd, and scary.

Her eyes, once blue and sweet, are slowly turning a shade of red. And her golden mane! Once golden, now looking brash and olden. It was gray yesterday,

It's jet black today.

I saw her in the shadows, heard her hoof steps. Heard her. I saw the smoke her breath made, and how she seemed unaffected by the seemingly never ending cold.

She's also grown taller, as tall as the new princess, Cadence! Once being my size, to that!

I've noticed strange things as well, the air as become colder. With the fumes here in Manehattan, that doesn't happen really. And the small ponds never freeze over, but since Simons' death, they've become white with frost, and you can Pinkie stomp on them, they won't break.

Shining Wing, the naturally dark stallion with a golden heart and amber eyes, he's scared. But the older pony protects me, and gave me a necklace with his face in it. I want to bring it to the reunion so I'll have him by me, to protect me, even when he's not really there, he will be.

Guess this is getting too long,

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 22nd, Year 2012

Not sure when the reunion is, all I know is I've been preparing like heck!

I've got a fancy shmancy dress to wear, and manners, I need to learn them!

Oh, this reunion is going to be fantastic! They'll be Apples and Oranges, Seeds and Pears, everyone! My sister is so excited, she can't wait to see Big Mac!

Big Mac and her used to race, back when they were fillies and he had the agility for it. They would race and race and race, sis said.

It's going to be beautiful!

Well, enough about that, lets talk about what you really wanna read!

Loli glances at me sadly, whenever our paths cross. He always asks if I'm sure, course I am! He was the one I wanted, but ponies change. They can change in an instant, or a few years.

Shining Wing is by my side all the time now, doesn't matter if he should be somewhere else or not, he's always by my side for whatever reason, but I don't mind. I feel safe when he's there, even safer than with my group.

My group!

That's right! I forgot to add that yesterday, a new member emerged! Minty Evergreen is her name, she's really young! She says she wants to get her Cutie Mark so her little sister, born three days ago, will look up to her.

She's a mint green mare with brown and black splotches on her coat, her mane and tail are a lighter shade of mint, with red streaks coursing through her mane, it looks really cool!

She's best friends with Ice Blast, one of our Mentors.

I don't believe I've noted that I made a new system. It's where a Mentor, a pony already with a mark, helps a pony without a mark. Ice Blast is a kind stallion, all white with beautiful blue eyes. His Cutie Mark is a few icicles cause he's a Pegasus and he helps the Weather Patrol create snow and ice! So cool!

Oh, and his best friend was Silver Shine, before she...You know.

Silver Shine, Silver Shine, what can I say about her today? There's not much notable info I can reveal.

When she trots, there's an ice patch.

Her coat is still darkening, but it's almost fully dark now. It gleams with what looks like ice, but ice doesn't stick to ponies.

And her eyes! They resemble Trixies when she found the Alicorn Amulet, they're so red and dark!

And I saw her make Ice Wings for herself, since her natural ones have gone somewhere. Maybe on vacation.

Her mane is a silvery gray, and someponies have started to notice her around the city. It's hard not to, an Alicorn?

In Manehattan!?

Unheard of. Especially not one widely known.

Oh, and before I end this, I should tell you:

There's been rumor of a new Princess! Not the Princess of the Sun, not of the Night, but of Ice and the Cold!

I can't wait to meet her!

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 23rd, Year 2012

I wonder if the new princess is nice, and if she is, I wonder if she's pretty. All Princesses are pretty, of course, but I've never seen or heard of an Ice princess.

I wonder if she's made completely out of ice.

Or maybe snow!

Maybe she's a walking snow pony!

Like Snowy the Snow Stallion, except we don't need a hat, or if we do, we can get one.

I head she's pretty, but isolates her. But then another pony said she's shy.

Maybe she's like the Crystal Ponies, kept in a tomb for longer than she could manage, for got what equine kind was like.

Kind, warm, nice.

Maybe it's because we're warm to other ponies, and show lots of kindness that she's scared. She is an Ice princess, after all.

I'm sending a letter to the other Princesses, maybe she's their sister! Oh, that would be so exciting!

Anyway,

The Apple Family Reunion was yesterday, it was awesome! I got to see my favorite cousin, and even though the games and things weren't exciting, Apple Jack made it right by listening to others. Apple Bloom and I actually got to spend time together!

When I got back, Loli was there, waiting.

Weirdo.

Also, the air was freezing!

There were icicles on ponies coats, and the coats they wore on top of them!

So weird, we've never had a White Hearths Warming here, maybe we'll have one finally.

I couldn't find Silver, but that's fine. She's starting to scare me.

Shining Wings was there! We nuzzled noses and he trotted me around to talk to me. He's like a brother to me, so sweet! I didn't even ask him to nuzzle noses with me, he just did it.

I think a brother would do that too.

Gotta cut this short, Shining Wings is knocking at my door!

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 24th, Year 2012

Hearths Warming Eve

I forgot to write the Princess a letter! Ugh. Well, I'm sure somepony did, I heard the Princesses were in Manehattan to visit their sister, the Ice Princess!

Rumor has it, she's no Princess, she's a queen! But there's no way, there hasn't been a queen in...Well....Ever!

I hear hoof steps now, in my little cavern. I've decided to keep my Journal in a small crawl space, and only write in it.

The hoof steps aren't light, they sound angry.

"Where is she?!" An angry voice is crashing through the crawl space. I'm kinda scared. But not really, I'm Babs Seed, tougher than any nail!

"I-I don't know, honest!" A small voice cried.

Minty Evergreen.

I looked through a small hole in the space to see the small green mare look up at Silver Shine. She cried again,

"I really don't know Miss Ice Princess."

Ice Princess?! She's no Princess, she's a demon!

I looked closer. Her appearance might make it seem like it, icy wings, long horn with the tip frosted over. Her eyes were captivating, beautiful, deadly.

I continued to look as Silver stepped past the quivering foal. She disappeared into my house, muttering to herself,

"By sweet Simon, where could that mare be!?"

I continued to look when I dropped my pen. It didn't make a sound, and I didn't either as I bent to pick it up, but when I tried to sit up, I found myself unable. Looking up, I saw a glowing and glaring eye looking through the small hole. Using my best instincts, I crouched low, so she wouldn't see me.

She left a few minutes later.

I've got to say goodbye, see if the foal is alright.

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 25th, Year 2012

Hearths Warming Day

It's a wondrous day, can't really say how so, just is! I adore my gift, and I hope you adore yours!

Can't really fill you in today, time to spend some much needed time with family.

Have a great day everypony!

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 26th, Year 2012

Had an amazing day with the family, it was great! Can't wait until the next Hearths Warming, and the next reunion!

Now, let me tell you what you REALLY wanna hear, shall I?

Silver is looking for me, the Princesses are looking for Silver.

The Ice Princess isn't nice, there's a blizzard outside. She can't be nice if she caused that.

Loli is gone, he tried to nab me yesterday, placing a bag over my head and dragging me into a ditch. I bucked him harder than I bucked any pony before, think I knocked his jaw loose.

Don't make that sound dirty.

I got a letter from Scoots,

Dear Babs Seed,

I know your secret.

YOU'RE THE ICE PRINCESS!

How do you do it? Why did you want to keep it a secret?

Homigosh, I can't believe I KNOW the Ice Princess!

Everypony has heard of you, I hear the Princesses are in Manehattan, searching.

Hey, why did you send an ice storm over your home city?

And why did those weirdos wanna kidnap you?

Thanks for letting me read your diary,

Your friend,

Scootaloo.

That crazy pony, I'm no Princess!

Quite the opposite really.

And I didn't send an Ice Storm, I don't think there is one. Yet, at least. Who knows, with Silver Shine controlling the weather.

Shining Wings tries to keep me safe, I told him what I saw a few days ago. He keeps me huddled under his wings when he feels she's close by.

He's so nice to me.

I think I like him, not sure if more than a friend or not.

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 27th, Year 2012

Shining Wings took me for a flight earlier today. It was amazing! The beautiful scenery, the amazing animals in the sky,

Did you know there are such things as geese?! I sure didn't!

After we landed, he made sure I was alright, making sure that Silver hadn't made it too cold.

He's so nice.

I was Celestia and Silver together, Luna hanging back in the sidelines. It was just a quick glance, but it looked like they were arguing. There was a large cloud above them, and it looked like small ice crystals were shooting from it.

Odd.

Shining wouldn't look, said he only wanted to look at the old Silver Shine, not the new one.

Sad how a death could tear a family apart like that.

Oh well, can't do much,

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 28, Year 2012

Some pony needs to help us.

Silver Shine has gone completely power crazed.

She visited Simon C Sugars' grave, and Celestia, demanding to know why she was there, who she was, and why her wings were made of a clear substance known only to ponies outside Manehattan do to the lack of snow here.

Celestia, still weak from the Changeling attack, charged up her horn, got ready for battle,

And lost.

Silver Shine and her fatally cold magic turned that LARGE Alicorn into a LARGE Ice statue.

She's the equivalent to Discord, just made of ice.

Princess Luna wanted to help, but she was weaker than Celestia in her weak state.

"Ponies of Manehattan," Silver Shine had cried into the sky, making sure every pony heard. "Bow to your new Princess!"

Every pony did so, even me. Well, almost every pony, Shining Wings didn't.

He's in the ER now.

She's flown up, to the palace. Celestias statue is in the middle of Manehattan, if anyone tips it over, we may never be free of Shines rule.

Oh dear Luna, please help us!

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 29th, Year 2012

Some of the best Unicorns have gathered in town square. There's Twilight Sparkle, The Great and Powerful Trixie, a Unicorn named Mary Rose.

Many more, all gathered in the center, around what I call the Celestial Ice Statue.

They created a really big bubble, and with it we could see Silver Shine, she was performing something, I don't know what.

Twilight Sparkle had gasped, "Necromancy!?"

But...I don't know what that it.

We saw Luna too, she was chained.

The great Princess of the night, chained up.

We saw the look of defeat pass through her eyes, before defiance did. We saw her stand and rear up, we saw her create a bubble with her magic, to deafen the sound of chains breaking.

We saw her trot behind Silver Shine and cry out,

"FOR TIA!"

She reared up and slammed down on the evil Alicorn, bearing down upon her with a force that could have caused a thousand earth quakes, but barely scratched Silver.

Luna got up, looked directly at us, and pointed with her horn,

"This is about to get ugly, no need to look," A smile grew up her lips before Silvers blood red eyes appeared behind her, Luna only got a shot of magic out before who knows what happened, the last image from the bubble was Silver Shines' teeth, and Luna slamming to the ground.

Twilight can't get the reception back, and an odd Zebra followed by the rest of the Harmony ponies are trying to find out what to do. The Zebra looks nice, but kind of scary, never seen one up close before.

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 30th, Year 2012

We can hear the echo of silence, an epiphany of nothing. Lyrical on it's own, deafening without need of sound.

Perhaps we're just ponies, unable to escape reality, so we make our own. Wrap ourselves around it, destroy the reality that escapes into our blackened world. Add some color here, destroy sanity there, it all adds up.

The powerful Unicorns and fast flying Pegasi raced over to the Palace, only to find a bloody spot.

And a crown.

Some composers play their sad songs of silence and serenity, when in reality, there is nothing playing. Just the silent sound of tears spilling over the edge as angels play silent harmonies and ponies wash over in an unheard grief.

There was never a need of sound to know ones grief, every pony just thought there needed to be something they can hold on to, a song, a voice, something.

But there is nothing.

No one knows where the Ice Princess has gone, Shining has disappeared from the hospital, no doubt to go find his sister. It started pouring rain over us, a sign that Silver Shine was still here, still watching, but it was dismissed. No pony moved towards their warm home, or followed a friend.

We all just sat huddled around each other, not looking for warmth or comfort. Just listening to the soft echo of the rain, and the screaming cries of silent despair.

The Harmony ponies have all but lost hope, a cyan blue colored one flashes through the sky, trying to light our hopes with rainbows, when not even her spirits are lifted.

Apple Jack protects the Celestial Statue, as I call it. Twilight works with the powerful Unicorns, and some times the not so powerful ones, "We need all the help we can get," She said.

A yellow Pegasus mare tries to calm the young fillies, but the wave of grief is too much for her too, and she broke down into silent tears. A Unicorn with gems for a Cutie Mark is sewing blankets by hoof, something that must not be easy, just using her hooves and horn. She's pricked herself many a time.

A pink and bubbly Earth bounced around, but after seeing the hopes of so many ponies crushed and obliterated, she sat and gave up, her mane growing straight.

That's all I can think of at the moment, there hasn't been much. Just the sound of cold winds, rain falling, and silent sadness.

Your friend,

Babs Seed

December 31st, Year 2012

Defeat lays in the heart, but in my mind, there is NO defeat! I will fight to the end, not letting anyone harm any friend. I'll buck and tackle until it counts, and when it does, oh ho ho it will be a great day!

Glorious.

I talked to Twilight, she said we Earths could help. We've been busy making defense mechanisms, and I've been yelling encouragement all the while.

I wont let any pony give up like we did, never again. Silver is somewhere, and I'll feel proud to see her fall to the ground, face in the dirt, realization in her eyes.

Maybe she'll go back to normal, if not, I'll make her!

After all, my name isn't Babs Seed for nothin'.

Ponies all over Equestria are helping, not just us here in Manehattan. I remember yesterday, there were black skies, blackened hopes, but not anymore. I'll scream till my lungs let out, and then I'll do it again when my throat heals.

No one is giving up.

I don't know where Shining is, but I know he wouldn't have given up.

Your friend,

Babs Seed

New info!

Can't cut this journal short!

New flash!

Silver Shine WAS practicing Necromancy, I just saw Simon leap from above us. Deceased ponies, like the Changlings, flooded everywhere, everything, no pony is safe.

But I'm not giving up. Others have, galloped to their homes at full speed, not letting any pony get in their way of safety.

Shining Wings stands boldly next to me, or, he did. He's running against the undead, becoming a battering ram to protect me.

I love him for it.

"Go!" He shouted. "Go on, get to somewhere safe! If you don't, I'll forever be mad at you!"

I trotted off faster than I ever did. To my shelter, the crevice.

I'm using a strange red light to write this with, not sure where it came from, but it blinks on and off at times, I'm not completely sure why.

But oh well.

It's a light source.

I haven't given up, but I can hear the undead breaking into my house. I also hear someone, something, whispering my name. It sounds familiar, like an old friend. But it's repeated, I'm slightly scared because it sounds like Silvers.

But that's impossible.

The red light is growing bigger, and it's really cold in this crawlspace, I'm kinda getting scared, but I'm Babs Seed, I don't get scared.

Something nicked me, I turned to find nothing. I'm afraid of turning back around.

I think Silver is behind me, it makes sense. The cold, the red light which would be her ey-

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