Chapter 2: Pinkie Pie
Written by: Br0nyb0y123
I couldn’t imagine what pain Fluttershy was feeling after she was diagnosed with that rare disease, I wanted to be there during my friend’s final three days of her life before she passed on, but I couldn’t, I didn’t want to try and cheer her up because eventually, it would make her sad, and that would’ve made me sad as well, it hurt me to know she died. Fluttershy was one of the first friends I made when I arrived to Ponyville from my family’s rock farm, she was kind and gentle, and that’s why I became her friend.
My name is Pinkie Pie, but I don’t feel like Pinkie just now. My mane and tail weren’t puffy and fluffy, not since I heard she died, my mane and tail were straight, and I feel like every ounce of energy has been sucked out of me.
The funeral felt short, plenty of ponies arrived, including some of my best friends, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Twilight, Rarity, The Cakes, Lyra and others. Even Princess Celestia was there to remember the mare that held the Element of Kindness for so long, and cherished it with her kind heart.
Watching her slowly go down six feet under in her coffin was the toughest part, knowing this going to be the last time I’ll ever see my friend again, as she slowly went down her resting place, I closed my eyes and cried silently, the tears rolled down my eyes and I left a face of sorrow and sadness. It hurt me inside to see her go down like that, it hurt me to know I’ll never see my friend again and it just hurt me to know that she’s gone now. Why did it have to be Fluttershy? She didn’t deserve this. None of this was her fault; I wish she was still here, but I have to return to reality, she won’t come back, she can’t come back.
I looked at all my friends; they were grieving, as was I. I looked at Rainbow and Applejack, holding each other close, letting out all their grief, Rarity was sobbing, but her whines were quiet, it was painful to watch Rarity cry over the pony she considered her best friend. And finally Twilight, she felt awful over the whole situation, as she was there during her final moments, and heard her soft final words.
After she was finally buried; Me, Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity and Twilight turned away from her gravestone, she died at twenty-two, such a young age. At this point, my friends and I stayed silent for a short while, remembering our soft-spoken yellow friend, until I was the one who broke the silence,
“I can’t believe she’s gone…” I spoke out, with my head facing the ground.
“I know.” Rainbow replied, “It's gonna be rough, getting by without her.” She told us.
“Yeah. It is.” Twilight added.
After Twilight finished her words, then came another silence. It was just as painful as the previous silence, until after a minute, it was Rainbow who broke the silence this time,
“I remember... One time when we were fillies, I tried to do a really stupid stunt. Almost got myself killed... She was after me in a second. Wouldn't shut up about how dangerous it was or was I alright... Never thought she'd be the first to go. Always thought I'd off myself trying out some stupid trick that I wasn't ready for...” Rainbow remembered, leaving her head droop into her sadness.
“Rainbow…” Applejack tried to relax her cyan lover.
Applejack raised Rainbow’s head to face her by placing her hoof underneath her girlfriend’s chin,
“Don't talk like that." Applejack told Rainbow, “It ain't your fault, an' don' act like it is."
“I know, AJ.” Rainbow replied, “I just wish that there was something I could do to bring her back...”
Me too, Rainbow,
“We all do, Rainbow.” Twilight uttered.
“Well. At least she ain't in any more pain." Applejack said.
Yep. At least she’s in a better place now,
“Yeah.” Rainbow replies, feeling more relaxed, calm and comforted about her death.
After she says that, we have another silence, and we watch everypony leave the cemetery, and until the last pony left the cemetery the silence was broken, once again by me,
“I almost forgot that there were other people here.” I said.
“Me too.” Rainbow replied.
Rainbow turned to look at Rarity, who hasn’t said a single thing during the funeral and is still continuing to stay silent, until
Dash asked her,
“Rarity? You Okay?” She asked with concern.
“Oh, yes Rainbow darling. I just can't think of anything to say." Rarity told her.
“Okay.” Rainbow said.
And then we had one final silence between each other.
We all bid farewell to each other before parting to our homes, though Rainbow and Applejack left together, then Twilight left, then finally Rarity, until it was me left in the Cemetery, I just needed a moment to pay my final respects to Fluttershy,
“Hey Fluttershy.” I began, “I don’t know if you’re hearing this or not but I just want to say goodbye personally. And I miss you already, well…” I began to choke up, “…we all do. I never wanted you to go, Fluttershy, you were one of my best friends, one of my closest friends…” I paused as tears slowly rolled down my face, “…you were like family. And on your final days, I’m sor..” I sniffed, “I’m..I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you, but it was too much, it was just the pain building inside of me, and I regret not seeing you in your final minutes of living, I’m sorry I never said goodbye.” I said as I started to cry more, tears rolling down my face and dripping off onto the ground, “Goodbye Fluttershy.” I finished with a anguished tone in my voice.
I continued to cry in front of my friend’s grave, I rubbed my eyes with my left foreleg to clear the tears, but my eyes were still misty. Feeling saddened, I turned away from Fluttershy’s grave, and I exited out the cemetery, heading home for Sugarcube Corner and all I could be thinking of was Fluttershy, and the engraving left on her stone,
“May angels hold you in their arms and their comfort bring you peace.”