Twilight was walking around in the royal garden stopping to admire each flower's color and scent. She had been walking for about an hour before she heard somepony come up behind her. It took all her strength to suppress a shriek of terror. Terrified about what she would find behind her, Twilight slowly turned around to see who walked up behind her. When she saw that it was her brother, her body relaxed quite noticibly. Shining Armor jumped towards Twilight to apollogize for scaring her and checked to make sure she was alright.
Satisfied that she was okay, they walked about the castle together for awhile. Twilight noticed that her brother has been acting stranger around her ever since she woke up. Curious as to why this was happening, she asked" Shining Armor, is something bothering you?" Shining Armor replied barely able to hold back the tears" When you arrived, you feinted and did not wake up for three weeks. I carried you to the hospital wing using a levitation spell and I stayed with you until a nurse saw you and came to help you. When she told me that you would be okay, I ran to find the princesses. When I found Celestia, I told her what happened to you and asked what caused this change to happen to you. Celestia had me sit across from her and told me about everything that had happened in the past month that I was away on royal duty." Twilight was looking and listening to her brother until she finally had one question for him. Twilight asked " What did the princess tell you?" Shining Armor replied his voice breaking from the sheer amount of emotional stress" Celestia told me about the train bridge giving out and how you saved alot of ponies lives. She also told me about visiting you in the hospital and how you died there." Twilight's mouth dropped almost to the floor and almost passed out again. When Shining Armor saw this, He looked at Twilight with fear and tears in his eyes and asked if she was okay.
Twilight said she was fine and asked him to continue. Shining Armor began to tell her how her friends brought her back to life using their tears and the elements of harmony. Twilight took a few steps and collapsed on the floor. Shining Armor let out a piercing scream and called for a nurse. Luna and Celestia heard his scream and teleported to where he was to give him aid in helping his sister. The nurse arrived galloping at full speed to help. Celestia told the nurse" Since the hospital wing is very far from here, why don't we take her to my private chambers?" The nurse had no response so she just took Twilight to the Princess Celestia's room. When they arrived at Celestia's room, they took Twilight in and put her on Celestia's bed. When the nurse was satisfied that Twilight was stable, she left. Celestia said to Luna" Look after Twilight while I go talk to Shining Armor." Celestia was looking around the castle to find Shining Armor. She found him in the fountain room crying into the fountain. Celestia approached him and put her wing over his shoulder to calm him down. Shining Armor turned around and embrace Celestia in a great big hug and cried into her shoulder. Celestia saw him shaking with sobs and began to sing him her favorite childhood lullaby " Mare in the meadow". When she finished singing, she noticed that he had fallen asleep. Using her powerful magic, she levitated him to her room so he could sleep right next to Twilight. The next morning neither of them woke up.
Celestia figured out that the empathic link between the siblings and the extraordinary amount of physical and psychological stress put the both into a coma. Celestia wrote a letter to their parents explaining what was going on and said they were needed immediately. Celestia told them that she was sending a chariot for them to travel on.
They arrived fifteen minutes after the letter was sent. They each demanded to know what was going on with their children. Celestia filled them in on everything including Twilight's temporary death. This information brought the couple to tears. After they calmed down a little, Celestia allowed them to visit their children.