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// Chapter 5 
// Story: The Six New Alicorns 
// by twilightsparkleisbestpony 
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      Chapter 5

A/N: Hi there. Some of you are going to hate me for this chapter. I'm really sorry, but there has been no drama yet, and the story needs to pick up. I apologize for the tears I cause, here's chapter 5.



   Fluttershy coughed violently. She had been bed ridden for a few days, and was getting worse. Dash, Tart, and Blossom never left her side. She'd had a fever for three days, and was progressively getting worse. The girls tried to stay strong for Meadow Lark, but it was getting hard. Twilight had been rushing around for a cure, Lilac following her mother's suit. Rarity was taking care of the yellow pegasus, and was doing well, but it wasn't enough. Then, finally, Twilight figured out what was wrong.

   The purple unicorn walked in Shy's room with a heavy heart. "I've figured out what you have, and the cure, but you're not going to like it." The disease was called "Monounrescalpia", and the cure was, "blood of the first born." Twilight said. "It will cost Tart's life."

   "I'll do it!" Apple Tart was quick to her hooves. "Besides, maybe if I do, the evil creature won't arrive!"

   "It's too late," Celestia said, standing in the doorway, "The transformation has occurred, so it will count."

   Fluttershy touched her hoof to her daughter's cheek. "It's fine Tart. I'm not worth all of Equestria." There was a tear in her eye as she embraced her oldest daughter, and then her middle daughter.

   "I love you mommy, please don't go! Please, Meadow needs you!"

   "I know Blossom, but I don't have a choice. I love you." Mac entered with Meadow, just before Shy closed her eyes, and held her as she did. Pinkie, Fudgie, and Sprinkles' manes all deflated, Dash and Storm ran from the room crying, Soarin, Flamesoar, and a now three year old Comet went after them. Rarity burst into tears, with Spike holding her, Ruby and Amethyst rubbing up against her. Twilight and Lilac clung to each other, softly sobbing. Apple Jack bawled over the loss of her sister-in-law, and Seed over the loss of her aunt. But Tart, while her father and sisters cried, stood silently, with no emotion in her eyes, or on her face.





   A week had passed since Fluttershy had passed on. There was a huge procession for the holder of Kindness' funeral, and it felt like all joy had disappeared from the Castle, especially in Tart's heart. "Why? Why did she have to go?" Apple Tart had been calling this out for a week, holding her sisters close and crying with them.



    After a few weeks had passed from the funeral, things went more or less back to normal, ponies still cried, Tart and Blossom the hardest, but business went on as usual and Fudgie was approaching her eighteenth birthday, and as the first earth pony to transform, was preparing for twice the amount of pain as the other groups had experienced. On the night before her birthday, however, she discovered that there was no pain that she could feel, because her heart was already so heavy.

   Fudge Sundae's transformation was the only joy they had experienced in a few weeks, albeit Pinkie trying to get every pony to smile, saying that Shy would want them not to cry. Then, suddenly, one day, every pony woke up smiling, because they realized that they shouldn't be mourning Fluttershy's death, but rejoicing in her life. And that's exactly what they did that day. 

A/N: Sorry for the shortness, I couldn't get over the fact that I just killed Fluttershy, and felt like I needed a hug, but kept writing until I couldn't anymore. I love you guys, and I apologize for the tears I caused.