The next day Argyle and Shining were playing around with the six figures they made. With one of the books laid out in front of them. Re-creating moments from them using funny impressions.
“Then Twilight had ascended, she turned into a powerful Alicorn!” Shouted Argyle.
“And she was dubbed the Princess of Friendship!” Said Shining, placing the Twilight figure on the table while facing the other five figures. And they both laughed.
“I always wondered how Twilight felt when she became an Alicorn.” She said looking at the figures.
“I actually have too. Shining. Can I confess something weird?” He asked her.
“You know you can tell me anything.” Said Shining, placing her hoof on his back.
“I can’t explain it. But I feel this strange connection with Twilight.
I don’t know what it is. Or if it even matters but… I feel like she and the six ponies were talking to us this whole time. Leading us to each other.” Said Argyle.
“Well the books did say Twilight’s spirit is in the unicorn crystal.” Said Shining.
“I know but that doesn’t mean she’s a ghost or something like that. I know it sounds stupid.” Said Argyle.
“Actually, no. It doesn’t sound stupid at all. She was already immortal. Who's to say she didn’t become eternal too?
If anypony could do that it would be an Alicorn right?” Said Shining.
“Yeah. The Alicorns are immortal. If I’m going to be honest though, that always bothered me.” He said, picking up the figure.
“What do you mean?” Asked Shining.
“Ok, I don’t hate the decision. But if Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. And Alicorns are immortal. Wouldn’t that mean she…” Argyle paused.
Shining frowned immediately understanding the implications. “Outlived her friends?” She said flatly.
Argyle placed the figure back on the table. This time she put her beside her friends and huddled them close.
“Honestly that bothered me a lot too. I always thought that the rest of them would become Alicorns too later on.” Finished Shining.
“That’s what I thought. In fact that’s probably why there’s no official record of what happened between the nine books and now. She probably didn’t want to remember.
That would probably also explain why her spirit would inhabit the unicorn crystal. This would be a perfect way to retain her immortality to tend to the living world while also being eternal to her friends' spirits as well.” Finished Argyle.
“Yeah. That would explain why Cadence & Flurry Heart’s crystal ascension too. And Celestia & Luna’s spirits become the Sun & Moon.
This way they don’t have a concept of pain or misery… or abandonment. It would probably take magic coming back for their spirits to… manifest I guess.
Like they would probably have to for lack of a better term. Rebuild themselves at a specific time and location. Provided they can manifest at all.
But that’s just a theory.” Shining Finished.
“Woah… that’s deep.
Not a bad sounding theory, love.” Said Argyle.
“It’s amazing to me that we’re probably the only ponies in equestria who care about this.” Said Shining.
“True. I guess it means a lot if it’s just us two who care about Twilight and her friends or are even aware of it.
It kinda comforts me in a way don’t you think?” He asked.
“Yeah. It really does comfort me too. Makes me feel special. I mean it is what motivated us to make the harmonic apparatus and to make these little figures.” She said.
“Maybe that’s who we are. To be the couple that Twilight and her friends would’ve wanted us to be.
We’re almost like her ‘students of tomorrow.’
You like the idea of that?” Asked Argyle.
“Absolutely. I would love that.” Shining smiled.
They closed the book and put it back on the shelf. And grabbed the handbook.
And the two hugged.