//------------------------------// // Coping with regret // Story: The Psychopath // by The Psychopath //------------------------------// It had been a year since that tragic event , and nopony really remembered anything about that once amnesia stricken red pony. "It was for the best." Twilight had been thinking. She was busy rearranging and redocumenting the books in her library as a few students had come by and mixed everything up. Spike was too busy making his special dinner to be any help to Twilight in this situation. He was preparing daisy salad with a garlic sauce on the side. He wanted to see if Twilight would like it. For Spike , though , a gem pâté. MMMMM! He was still cooking when he heard a loud *THUMP*. Spike quickly rushed to the main room. "Twilight? Are you okay? Twilight! Wow , what's with all these books on the floor? I thought you said you were going to replace every book on the bookshelves." Spike was still looking around rubbing the top of his head. He jumped at the sound of Twilight speaking out of nowhere.She spoke in a muffled tone. "MMmmfpfphh!" "What?" "FffmmpppFFF!" "Where are ya Twilight? I can't find you?" Spike had started walking on the books and throwing them away to try and find Twilight Sparkle. He started to shake and fell over as Twilight popped out from underneath him. She looked annoyed. "Oh..heheh...there you are Twilight." "How did you not hear me when I was calling for you?!" "You were under a ton of books! I couldn't hear you." "Ya,okay." Twilight struggled to get out of her quicksand trap until Spike pulled on her leg. "Ugh! And I was ALMOST done!" Twilight dropped her head down in frustration. "Well, if you helps you , I think dinner is ready." "It took that long?" "She isn't here anymore to help with the fire , remember?" "Oh...yeah....right. Well , let's eat." Dinner had been stern at best. The sudden reminder still gave a little shock to the pony and the dragon.Barely a sound came out during said time. At long last , it was time to sleep. Twilight's hard work, aided by her trusty assistant, went fast in re-REplacing all the books on the shelves. Spike had tucked himself in his little basket while Twilight snug herself under her blankets and rested her stress-ridden head on the comfortable white pillow. "Good night Spike." "G'night Twi!" Twilight turned around and thought , as she looked outside into the dark grasps of the night. It was a new moon tonight. Princess Luna went with something new this time. "She would have liked that. Maybe it's a way to remind us of her sacrifice. Hmmm, I wonder if she is happy with her friend up there in the stars." With those last thoughts drifting away , Twilight felt her eyelids collapse , and she breathed comfortably as she doze off until tomorrow morning. Tomorrow was something special. Rarity and Motel had been working on a new dress that would supposedly "bring the world of fashion aflame". They HAD been arguing about it for several weeks , tearing and restarting it everytime an argument burst forth.Hmmm. Twilight awoke suddenly as Spike bounced on her stomach in excitement. "C'mon Twi , it's time to see Rarity and her new outfit!" "Ow, OW! EASY Spike! Just wait , I need to prepare. Just wait a few moments." Twilight spoke while chuckling.She was obviously still amused by Spike's love for "The most beautiful creature in the world". "Oh! Then hurry up! I don't want to miss it!" "Don't get your tail in a knot Spike , it will only take a second." Spike crossed his arms and frowned. "That's what you always say, then we end up leaving at night." "I don't take that long!....do I?" As their arguments on Twilight's esthetical time needs were...discussed...A huge group of ponies from everywhere had come to see the unveiling of the dress Rarity and Motel created, difficultly , together. Several flashes were made as some reporters came by. While Rarity instinctively posed for every shot, Motel just gave a cool , uninterested stare into the void. His Blue coat shone brightly in the ray of light that was brought forth from the sun. Today , the pegasi only announced a sunny day. His mane was still coiffed to look like it was very straight , but still curled on the top of the entirety of his mane-style. His neon-yellow tail still matched his mane color , but was still left unattended and poked out everywhere. It was his way of showing that "rustic" and "fancy" could join together in fashion no matter what. His cutie mark was that of a monocle held within a white tissue. Something nopony understood. Apparently , it was supposed to represent his keen eye and ability to "clean" anything up , no matter how "low-class" it seemed. His eyes still glew that golden yellow just as before. Twilight and Spike came , even after her friends made it. Rainbow Dash , Pinkie Pie , Applejack, Big Macintosh, and Fluttershy pushed through the crowd to reach them. "Twi!Ya finally came!" "Yeah. I would've gotten here earlier if some dragon didn't distract me." "Meh." "Look at Rarity! Haha! She keeps posing everytime one those reporters are just about to take a picture. I bet they'd prefer to see the best flier in AAAALLL of Equestria instead!" "OOOOO! Maybe she made something just for us too! And why not relax Rainbow! Why not let Rarity play around. For once that she's decided to mess around with us." "Pinkie , she isn't....where'd you get that camera?" "From somewhere." Pinkie was messing around with Rarity's inner fashion model , and kept posing right before Pinkie pushed. "Hahahaha! This is fun!" "Pinkie , you are so random." "I hope that the dress fits her mane perfectly. I mean , it's not like I doubt Rarity or Motel's fashion sense but, they did say it was supposed to look super!" "Ah hope it does Fluttershy. Wht do ya think Big Mac , an awesome dress is hiding under that there cloth?" "Eeyup." The flashes stopped as Rarity got out of her trance and started shouting , along with Motel , about their new creation. "Mares and Gentlecolts, Rarity and I have worked on a new dress that will be sure to set you ablaze! It is a hommage to an old friend of ours , and we hope that you like it as much as we ......uhhhh...." Rarity covered for him , knowing full well why Motel didn't continue his speach, as he stood there looking like a lost idiot. "-Enjoyed creating it! We simply HAD to make one. It is simply MARVELOUS if I do say so myself. We called it "Fyra's flame". No too well thought out , I know , but the appearance should certainly make you think otherwise." "We will now unveil this master piece!" Motel and Rarity both joined their efforts and removed the green cover hiding one of Rarity's mannequins which was "wearing" said dress. It stood proudly on a white , circular podium. Rarity both stood opposite of eachother as they smiled with their eyes closed, a hoof lifted towards the statue in proudness. The crowd gasped, but in the bad way. Rarity and Motel stopped their over-acting and looked confused. Rarity walked forward , standing a few inches from the top of the stage. "What"s wrong everypony? Don't you like it?" "WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR MARVELOUS CREATION?!" screamed Motel. Rarity turned around with a "what?" face. "What's wrong Motel? What happened to the-OH DEAR EQUESTRIA!"