Twilight awoke to the sound of birds singing their beautiful song. Wait... birds? Where in the name of Celestia was she?! The alicorn slowly shifted her eyes open to see an ocean of bright green grass staring back at her. G-green grass... she hadn't seen grass in so long; all that was left on the ground was cave ground and blood. Twilight breathed in the fresh air, her wings springing opening.
"Sweet Celestia! I-I haven't smelled clean air in so long! Where am I?" Twilight shouted. The lavender alicorn looked at her surroundings. It looked like she was on Meadow Hill, usually the place where ponies come and have a picnic. How did she get here? A minute ago, she was battling Nightmare Moon, Blazing Sun, and Chrysalis, but now... everything is, well, perfect! A light blue figure zoomed above the bewildered alicorn.
Twilight galloped after the figure, "Um, excuse me? Can you help me with something?"
The figure stopped and landed on the ground, turning around. Twilight stood, frozen in shock. The Pegasus looked confused.
"Is somethin wrong, Twi?" Rainbow Dash asked. Twilight tried to speak, but she couldn't find any words.
"R-Rain-Rainbo-D-Dash... b-b-but you got- a-a-aren't y-y-you..." Twilight manged to get out.
Rainbow Dash cocked her head, "Twilight? Everything okay? What do ya need?"
Twilight shook her head, her mane flipping with her movement, "N-nothing... I, uh, could you come with me to Fluttershy's?"
Rainbow Dash smiled and nodded. Twilight trotted down the grassy hill, questions rushing her head like a race car. How is Rainbow Dash in good condition? Were all her friends okay? But most of all, how in the name of Princess Celestia and Luna did she get here?!
When at the door of Fluttershy's house, Twilight stopped before knocking, making Rainbow look at her in annoyance. Twilight placed her hoof down and sighed. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes and pushed Twilight out of the way; she was getting annoyed. Rainbow banged on the door, and Fluttershy answered with a smile.
"Oh, why, hello. How are you two doing? Is there anything you need?" Fluttershy answered kindly. Rainbow stepped out of the way, letting Twilight take the spotlight.
Twilight came out of her daze, realizing she was supposed to speak, "Oh, I-I, uh... er, hi."
Rainbow looked at Twilight with anger now, "Look, Twi. You made me come here for a reason, now, what was it?"
Fluttershy cocked her head. Twilight gulped down hard. She thought about how to explain how she came from fighting Princess Celestia, Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis, that they had been almost dead, the Elements of Harmony had been destroyed, Fluttershy had been cut in the throat, and that Equestria had been burned to the core. Fluttershy invited Twilight and Rainbow inside, which they accepted. Twilight asked for Rainbow to go get Pinkie, Applejack, and Rarity so that she could explain what had happened. About an hour later, Rainbow returned with Pinkie, Applejack, and Rarity. Twilight told them all to sit down and that they needed to brace themselves, for what they were about to hear may frighten them.
"Okay... here goes nothing," Twilight said, breathing in some air. After, she let it all out. Her friends listened in awe, shock, and fear. Every word Twilight said was important to them. Every. Single. Word. They sat on edge as she finished her nightmare of a story.
Pinkie smiled happily, "Wowie, Twilight! That sounds horrible. How did you getting here anyway? Ohmygosh! Did you teleport with your magic or something? Or did you-"
"Pinkie, please. Twilight went through some pretty hard stuff, and we need to give her time," Rarity said, cutting Pinkie off. The lavender alicorn looked in surprise. They believed her?
"You believe me?" Twilight questioned.
Applejack nodded, "Ah course we do, sugarcube. You've been through some crazy stuff, and if that ain't somethin', then I don't have a clue what is."
Pinkie, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash agreed. Twilight's eyes fell upon Fluttershy and her eyes filled with tears. The bookworm galloped into her friends hooves. Fluttershy and the rest of them stared with a confused face.
"I-I th-thought you w-were dead! I can't help it anymore! I can't fight anymore... I-I just c-can't..." Twilight sobbed. Fluttershy's eyes looked at Twilight with sadness.
"Shhh... it's okay. I'm here now and that's all that matters," Fluttershy whispered, stroking Twilight's mane with her light yellow hoof. Twilight slowly opened her eyes and stared at the Pegasus. A spark in her heart glittered like a sun, but quickly went away. Twilight's mind shut down, her body grew numb, and the only thing she could think of was that spark in her heart. Was it possible? No, it couldn't be. Fluttershy was her friend, nothing else. The spark said otherwise, though. It wasn't possible, it just couldn't be, but Twilight had felt this spark before with somepony else. It was nothing she hadn't felt before, but this was different. Fluttershy was a mare. The lavender alicorn's eyes filled with more tears at the though of it. She couldn't deny it, she just couldn't... no matter how hard she tried. The spark meant that she was in love with her friend. She was in love with Fluttershy.