Twilight takes the last late night train to the Crystal Empire, and rides it, solemnly sitting by herself, avoiding other ponies. Her wings wrapped around herself, she quietly mourns the loss of her dear friends. Thinking about all the times they've had together, she doesn't notice when the train stops, and has to be informed by the conductor that she reached her destination. Twilight steps off of the train and stretches her legs, then makes her way to the Crystal Empire palace, walking swiftly.
Once inside the Castle's town, she hears whispers of the crystal townsfolk. Twilight becomes worried about what's going on. She decides to ask a towns goer what is going on.
"What's going on here?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Haven't you heard? Prince Shining Armor is dying." The towns goer answered.
"WHAT?!" Twilight quickly rushed to the castle, bursting in. "Brother?! Brother!!" Twilight hurriedly runs around,until she runs by a room where she hears Cadence's voice. Twilight walks into the room, seeing Princess Cadence sitting on the left-hand side of a blue bed, holding the wrinkled hoof of Twilight's brother, Shining Armor.
"Twily!" Shining Armor says in a hoarse voice. He tries to get up, but Cadence keeps him from doing so.
"No, honey you mustn't exert yourself." Cadence seems very distraught. "Oh, hello Twilight-Princess Twilight."
"What's going on here?" Twilight goes on the opposite side of the bed, shocked.
"It looks like Shining has reached the end of his days...I've been keeping him alive longer using my love magic, but it seems mother nature is taking him back."
Twilight begins to tear up, grabbing Shining Armor's hoof. "No! Hang in there! Y-you'll make it through this", Twilight puts her head down on the bed, still holding his hoof, "I lost Applejack....I can't lose you too... please hang in there." Shining armor gets a bit sad, and pulls his hoof out of hers, brushing her hair gently.
"It's ok Twily, I can't live forever *cough*, I have to go sometime. I really love you sis. Please take good care of Cadence. And honey", Shining turns to Cadence, "Take good care of Twilight." Shining Armor gives Cadence a soft kiss, before laying back down. "I love you so much. I love you too, Twily. I love both of you so much. Who wants a *cough* hug?" Twilight and Cadence hug Shining Armor. He wraps his hoofs around them, hugging them tightly before going limp and unmoving.
"Brother? Brother!! No!" Twilight begins to cry very hard, while Cadence silently mourns for her husband. Shining Armors body lay limp in the bed, a smile on his face, as if he were in peace. Twilight stays in the Crystal Empire castle comforting Cadence until the burial service is held, a few days later in Canterlot. Twilight watches solemnly as she watches Shining's casket being lowered into the grave, Cadence next to her weeping. A volley of shots is fired into the air as a royal guards' goodbye. Twilight and Cadence stay in Canterlot for a few weeks, until Cadence travels back to the Crystal Empire to take care of her duties. Twilight stays longer, to mourn in silence in her old bedroom.