//------------------------------// // Reunions // Story: To Bring One Back // by Hazel_Hester777 //------------------------------// Twilight woke up that morning to ensure that what she saw last night was no dream. She opened her lavender eyes to be greeted by a pair of cerulean ones. She smiled, “Good morning” “Good morning, Twilight” Fluttershy greeted back. “Thank goodness this is real” Fluttershy nodded. “You wanna go tell the others you’re back?” Fluttershy was surprised. “I don’t know. How do we explain this to the public? I was declared dead” Twilight thought for a bit. “Let’s just say you were in a coma” Spike’s voice rang out. The couple turned around to notice the dragon standing in the doorway, a try with two bowls of salad in his claws. “And when I and Bunny came to visit you last night, you came out of it and we dug you up” “I guess that works” Twilight answered. “Bunny made you both breakfast” Spike said as he laid the tray on their bed. “How long were you both awake?” Fluttershy asked. “A while, but I was woken by Bunny mostly” “How do we tell the gang?” Twilight asked. Bunny poked her head out of the doorway. “I’m way ahead of you” ________________________________________ Applejack kept on bucking the apple trees. She wiped her sweat after she bucked the last one. The sound of the apples falling down into the buckets below always was something for her to be proud of. She just now did this to keep herself from thinking about how Rainbow was doing without her sister. “Hi Applejack!” Bunny’s voice rang out. “Hi Bunny, what bring you by?” “Decided to take a walk; it’s my day off today” “Okay” she then noticed something about the young alien. “Why are ya’ll so happy today?” “Can I help you with your apple trees?” “Sure, Ah could use the help” Bunny then went over to one of the apple trees. But, rather than climbing up to start picking them, she sniffed the air around it. Applejack noticed this, so she went near. “What’s wrong?” she asked. Bunny pointed to the tree. “The scent on this tree is familiar, there’s something other than apples up there” Applejack looked up to the tree. “That’s odd, there’s nothing up there except leaves, apples, and…” “HIIIIIIII!” Fluttershy cut Applejack short by dropping her head down and greeted her in a cheery tone. Applejack screamed at the top of her lungs from both fear and surprise. Bunny fell on the ground laughing. “Nice one, Mistress!” Applejack got a hold of herself as she noticed what she was seeing. “Fluttershy? Is that you?” The Pegasus then got out of the tree and flew down right infront of the startled earth pony. “Sorry about that, Applejack” “Oh mah goodness! It is you! But how?” Applejack asked in amazement. She couldn’t help but notice that the wounds in her thighs were now gone. “Bunny found a spell; difficult, but it works” Fluttershy held the alien close. “Where’s Rainbow?” Twilight’s voice rang out as she appeared with Spike. “She’s still at Cloudsdale, keeping up with the weather, and practically crying her eyes out” “Then she better get ready for a sister’s return” Bunny chimed in. ________________________________________ “Oh, Fluttershy” Rainbow sobbed as she cried into the cloud again. She always kept crying whenever she was done with her work of the day, remembering her sister Fluttershy. “You remember when you were scared about falling down from the sky?” Rainbow whispered in the air. “If you didn’t fall that day of the Sonic Rainboom, you’d never got your cutie mark. Atleast Rarity won’t be able to get out of prison anyway for what she did to you. I bet you’re in a better place anyway” Rainbow couldn’t help but break down again from the memories. “I saved you when we first met as teenage fillies, why couldn’t I save you then?” Rainbow only flinched when she felt somepony’s hoof on her shoulder. “Whoever it is, leave me alone” Rainbow mumbled in the cloud. “I just want some time for my sister” “Rainbow, I didn’t know that my death would actually make you this sad” The cyan Pegasus stopped crying at that voice. She knew it anywhere. Sweet, soft, shy. She turned around to see who it was. “Fluttershy?!” “It’s been so long, big sister” the yellow mare smiled. Rainbow couldn’t take it anymore as she hugged her sister tightly, but not too tight so as to choke her. The yellow one just hugged back. Rainbow was so happy to have her sister back. Though she didn’t know how yet, she didn’t want this to go away. They were finally reunited. After a while, the cyan Pegasus pulled away from her hug. “How did you come back?” “Bunny found a spell that brings back those who died when it wasn’t their time. But, let’s just tell everypony I came out of a coma” Rainbow nodded. “Where’s your apprentice anyway?” “I’m here!” the alien’s voice rang out as she, Twilight, Spike, and Applejack appeared in a hot air balloon. “Thanks, Bunny. I was about to flood Ponyville” Rainbow said, wiping tears off her eyes. “Don’t mention it” “Who do we individually tell next?” Spike asked the alien. “Well, since we already showed the adopted elder sister, why not the rest of her family?” ________________________________________ “I’m home!” Zephyr Breeze called out as he opened the door home. He just came back from work, and he just wanted to be alone now. Since the day his last sibling died, he always had the same routine: Wake up, have breakfast, brush, go to work, come home, go to sleep, repeat. Nonetheless, he stuck to his promise that he would always work hard for his sister. “Zephyr, come inside the kitchen! We have a surprise for you!” Mrs. Shy called out from the kitchen. “Coming, mom!” he called out as he went to see what was up. He noticed his mother was suddenly so happy; it had been a long time since he last saw her like that. When he entered the kitchen, he was greeted by his mom and dad. Both were smiling like no tomorrow. “What is it, mom and dad?” the green colt asked. “Zephyr Breeze!” a familiar voice rang out. Zephyr was shocked to hear that sound. He knew that tone anywhere. But, that had to be impossible. He turned around to see somepony running towards him. “Fluttershy?” “Zephyr!” the yellow mare called out as she ran. “Fluttershy’s alive!” Rainbow showed herself from behind. “Rainbow?” Zephyr now knew he wasn’t hallucinating. He quickly ran to his sister. “Fluttershy!” Zephyr began to cry as he held his elder sister close. He couldn’t believe that she was back. The only time he would ever see her was in dreams, memories, or hallucinations. “Oh, Zephyr” Fluttershy said as she pulled away from the hug. “I can’t believe it! You’re alive! How is this possible anyway? I saw you die before my own eyes!” Fluttershy wiped her brother’s tears off. “I was in a coma; I just woke up last night” “It’s a miracle!” “Have you been working hard like you promised?” “There’s my sister. And yes, I have been keeping my promise. I’ve been working hard and not goofing off. And I’ll keep at it” “That’s good” “What are you gonna do now, dear?” Mrs. Shy asked Fluttershy. “I have some friends to visit” ________________________________________ “For the last time, Gummi, I’m fine!” Pinkie said to her pet alligator as he nibbled on her arm. Gummi refused to listen; he knew his owner was not doing well. Although the alligator showed no emotion in his eyes, he really was upset that Pinkie was that sad. With Gummi still on her arm, Pinkie dragged herself downstairs. “Hi Pinkie!” Twilight greeted when the earth pony reached downstairs. “Hi Twilight” Pinkie replied, forcing a smile on her face. She promised Fluttershy she wouldn’t stop smiling, even though they were mostly forced. She then noticed Twilight’s smile. She never saw Twilight smile this much since Fluttershy died. “Why are you so happy today?” Twilight only giggled. The next thing Pinkie knew, her eyes were covered. “Hey! Who’s there?” When Pinkie turned around and she could see again, she was surprised to see a yellow mare, alive and well. “Fluttershy?! Oh my gosh is that you?! Are you really here? Is this a dream? Are you a ghost? A zombie? How are your wounds healed?!” Pinkie kept rambling as she stared at the Pegasus. “Pinkie, don’t forget to breathe” Fluttershy reprimanded. The party pony then took a big gulp of air and her mane inflated before she finally got an answer. “Bunny found a spell, but just let everypony else know that I was in a coma” Pinkie squealed in delight, before giving Fluttershy a death-hug. “Oh my gosh! We have to celebrate this! How about an ‘I Finally Came Out of a Month-Long Coma Party’! This will be so much more fun than your Recovery Party and…” “Pinkie, give her some room to breathe now that she can!” Bunny called out. The pink pony then noticed her yellow friend was turning blue. “Oopsie! Sorry!” she said as she released the mare from the hug. Fluttershy took a while to finally recover herself. “Yup, that’s Pinkie” “Do the others know?” Pinkie asked. “Yes, we already went to Applejack, Rainbow, Zephyr, and Mr. and Mrs. Shy” Bunny said. “But we still have one more to go to” Fluttershy said. Spike thought for a bit, before his eyes widened. “No, you don’t mean…” Fluttershy nodded. “I wanna go see Rarity” ________________________________________ Rarity rocked herself in the corner of her prison cell as she held the book close. She was blaming herself for Fluttershy’s death. What made things even more difficult for her was the fact that the butterfly she saw everyday didn’t come today. She began to think that Fluttershy was mad at her, and stopped seeing her in anger. I’m sorry, Fluttershy. “Miss Rarity” one of the guards called out. “Yes?” She expected them to say something like “Chow Time” or “Service Time” but instead, they opened the door. She took a while to get used to the bright light ahead. It had been a long time since she last saw this much light. The next thing she knew, one of them was leading her outside. “What’s going on?” she asked as she noticed they weren’t heading to the Therapy Room. “You’re being released today, miss” he said as they passed by the Chief’s office. Rarity was shocked to hear those words. “What?” “Your friends are outside waiting for you” he said as he guided her to the exit. Friends? She thought she lost them the moment they found out that she killed Fluttershy. She had been glared at when it was the funeral. She was bit by Bunny. Twilight even said she never wanted to see her again because she hated her. And after a month after all this, they want to let her go? The gesture was nice. She didn’t deserve forgiveness, but they’re letting her go anyway. Something was just off, but she couldn’t put her hoof on it. Whens the exit door was opened, she saw her group of friends. They were all smiling. But one friend caught her attention the most: the one who she thought she would never see again. “Fluttershy?” she said in disbelief. Fluttershy stood infront of Rarity, she looked well and alive. What surprised the Unicorn the most was that the wounds on her thighs were gone, the flesh was healed and the cutie mark was back. The yellow mare stepped forward, a small smile across her face. “I’ve missed you, Rarity” she said before pulling the mare into a hug. Rarity just stood there in shock. Fluttershy was alive and hugging her. She missed her? She felt tears swim into her eyes as she began to cry. “How are you…?” “Alive?” Fluttershy finished for her as she pulled away. “Bunny found a way, but tell everypony else I was in a coma” Rarity stared at the yellow mare before her. This was her Fluttershy. Her best friend, possibly former best friend, was here. Rarity began to cry for the regret she had since she realized her mistake. “Fluttershy…” Rarity sniffled. “I’m so sorry that I…I let my own jealousy consume me…I tried to kill you! I lead those Spa Ponies into this…I was gonna turn you into a coat…I even hated you! I hated you for being inlove, Fluttershy! I don’t deserve your forgiveness…But I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” Rarity sobbed as she spoke. She had held it all back for a month and a week, now she had it let it out. She braced herself for any bad inflictions the Pegasus had in mind for revenge. She didn’t expect her to put a comforting hoof on her shoulder. She looked up to see the yellow mare gave her a warm smile. “You want to know why I came here, Rarity?” The marshmallow pony bit her lip. “You want revenge for what I did” Fluttershy shook her head. “Rarity, you’re my best friend and I’m here to forgive you” Rarity couldn’t believe what she was hearing. The one she killed, despite everything, still didn’t consider her as a friend, but as her best friend. Rarity couldn’t contain herself as she hugged Fluttershy. The yellow mare gladly accepted. “I thought I’d never see you again” Rarity said. “I was always here, Rarity. You know that little butterfly that kept visiting you?” “Yes, why?” “That was me. I wanted to see how my friends were doing so I was allowed to view everypony as a butterfly. I would check on Applejack at the farm, watch Rainbow and my family cry, Pinkie forcing smiles on her face, Bunny working, and you at prison before going to Twilight’s for night” “I thought that was you” ________________________________________ The party was a blast. Pinkie had never been so happy since the funeral. Everypony in Ponyville attended. It was a joyful celebration for them all. Even the Princesses attended. They danced the night away until midnight when they all got tired. Twilight walked Fluttershy home as they carried Spike and Bunny on their backs; those two were pretty worn out. Applejack had to carry Rainbow from the amount of cider the Pegasus took. Pinkie went to sleep with a smile on her face. Rarity went home, knowing she could sleep peacefully from a long time, her book in hold. The animals of Fluttershy returned to the cottage to celebrate the return of their owner. Even Angel was kinder. “Well, I have another day off tomorrow so I could spend it all with you and the others again, Mistress” Bunny said as she crawled into her bed. “Yeah” Fluttershy looked down. Bunny, despite being tired, knew that look anywhere. “What’s wrong?” “It’s nothing, Bunny” “Fluttershy, you could tell me” “It’s just that, while I was dead, I saw Poison Rose. Now that I’m back, I think she’s lonely again” “What are you saying?” Fluttershy paused for a moment, before nodding. “I want my sister back”