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// Chapter 11: Into the statue 
// Story: Honey Bunny Sunny 
// by Nosey Flame 
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Far deep into the Canterlot Gardens, the princess of Equestria, Princess Twilight Sparkle, walks alone. She was going to one of the restricted sections of the garden. Not only was it restricted but also heavily guarded. Nopony knew why she was headed there but that was the princess' business not theirs. 

When the princess reached the gate, the guards on duty saluted and stood motionless as if they weren't breathing. The princess nodded and went through the gate just as the guards put their hooves down. 

The garden there was well kept and was always trimmed when needed. It was filled with flowers of almost every kind. Lilacs, tulips, daisies, sunflowers, dandelions and roses are what filled the garden most. Some wild berries and fruits also grew there. But the thing that stood out the most in the garden was a seven foot stone statue. It was a very unusual statue.  A tall unreformed changeling with a small crown on her head looked as if she was trying to leap onto somepony. Behind it was a centaur. Its eyes were shut tight and its arms trying to shield its eyes from probably the bright light. The last of them was a pegasus filly with a curly mane and tail. She was holding her cheeks with her hooves, her eyes widened in terror while her teeth were gritted. It was a strange statue.

Princess Twilight passed a platform which used to hold a statue. The statue of Discord, Lord of chaos and disharmony, but he was reformed and living in Ponyville with his wife, Fluttershy. She trotted up to the statue and looked up to it. She was specifically looking at the filly at the top of the statue. She sadly sighed as she looked at her.

'I really wish I could help you Cozy Glow, but you brought this upon yourself. I really am sad and disappointed at not only you but me. Disappointed that I was too much of a wimp to help you understand friendship better. I wish I could have helped you. I really really do.' She thought as she looked at her.

She didn't fill a tinge of anger but only sadness and disappointment. She shook her head her semi flowing mane moving along with her head as she finally looked back and trotted to her castle her head bowed low. She was probably shedding a few tears as she walked away but wiped them quickly so that the guards couldn't see her crying.





The statue was cold. Very cold. But there was nothing she could do. Absolutely nothing. She just sat there, sad, angry, disappointed. She didn't know what to feel anymore. Her emotions were just flying everywhere. She was sad she didn't win, she was angry at herself and her so-called allies, the latter always bickering and brooding over their next scheme if they managed to get out of that stone prison. She was also disappointed in herself for not only completing the mission at hoof but also not being able to save... Her. 

'Am I a bad pony? What would mother have thought if she knew all the horrid things I've done? How am I supposed to escape from these two bickering morons I'm stuck with?' These are some of the questions Cozy Glow asked herself on a daily basis.

"You know we can still hear your thoughts, right?" Chrysalis said as she glared up at Cozy.

"And we aren't 'bickering morons' as you put it." Tirek said. "And who is this 'her'?" 

This seemed to make Cozy Glow flare up. "MIND YOUR BUSINESS AND I'LL MIND MINE!! GOT IT BUB?!"

"Absolutely, uh, crystal." Tirek said whimpering. Even Chrysalis was surprised. This was surely not a topic to discuss with Cozy Glow.

Princess Twilight had just come into the garden and was now looking up at Cozy Glow. 

'I really wish I could help you Cozy Glow, but you brought this upon yourself. I really am sad and disappointed in at not only you but me. Disappointed that I was too much of a wimp to help you understand friendship better. I wish I could have helped you. I really really do.' At this, Princess Twilight turned and walked away. Being in a statue meant you could here every single word in the outside world both verbal and mental. Chrysalis and Tirek were too busy shouting at each other about, Celestia knows what was about, to even care about what was going on in their surroundings. Only Cozy heard what Twilight said. She cried knowing that the princess was right. She was selfish to want all that power for herself. But it was for a good cause. She didn't blame Twilight for her actions and past mistakes. Only she was the one to blame.

But what the princess said after she turned away shocked Cozy to bits.

'I love you Cozy Glow.'