The Elements of Stone

by Slender Dash

Epilogue

Twilight sat somberly with her friends, not enjoying the good mood and party music as much as she should be. There was something on her mind, like it had been all day. And all month.

Twilight had given up her chance to see a magic demonstration to come support Rainbow Dash at her ceremony. She had finally been accepted into the Wonderbolts, and she was at the after party now. She smiled painfully as she looked at the good cheer around her, and smiled with some genuine happiness when she saw Rainbow Dash getting a noogie from Spitfire.

Twilight stood up and walked slowly towards the door. She made her way out and walked down the street. The ceremony had been held in Ponyville, which was Rainbow's hometown. So Twilight didn't have to walk far.

Twilight pushed open the door to her home weakly, and she got a sympathetic look from Spike before trod ding up the steps to her bedroom. She took a seat at her desk, levitated a quill over a piece of parchment she laid out, and began writing. She wrote for awhile, ending up with a single letter. One tear fell upon it before it was curled up and sealed, then placed neatly in a corner on top of several other letters.

Dear Princess Celestia,

Sometimes, you must sacrifice. Sometimes you must sacrifice for your friends. You might not want to, because something you want to do will get left behind. But sometimes, knowing that you gave your time to be there for your friends, is a better reward than being selfish and spending your time on yourself.

Celestia, you showed me sacrifice. I had to sacrifice everything I held dear for my friends. My innocence, for one. Trapping a pony in stone was to easy for me, especially when it was my mentor, who I trusted over everyone else. You made me realized how messed up this world can be, even for someone who seems so steady. I had to sacrifice my mentor for my friends. I had to end your rule, to save my friends. I know it was the right choice, but still. It's hard without you.

Your Faithful Student,

Twilight Sparke

Luna took over Equestria in her sister's absence. She has ruled the nation with a steady hand and good intentions, and Equestria was entering a golden age, one where everyone had enough bits to go around. All of the statues were freed, and they are perfectly fine. Well, after a little bit of therapy of course. Rainbow Dash made it onto he Wonderbolts, but everyone else pretty much went back to being the same. Except for Twilight. The horror of the events she witnessed cross her mind everyday and linger in her dreams every night. She will never shake them out of her head.

Comments

[Diamond Sparkle]

All of them? What about the ones turned to stone before Celestia went mad? They might have been turned to stone for very good reasons.

[Slender Dash]

1915809

Obviously Discord was left in stone, and the ones that were placed there before Celestia was insane were kept frozen. The statues that were released were the ones after Celestia went on the tipsy side, and the statues of ponies that had disappeared in recent times.

I believe I mentioned what made Celestia crazy through Luna, but if not, let me clarify. Queen Chrysalis opened Celestia's eyes. She realized she wasn't the most powerful pony in Equestria. And she had a reputation to keep. She thought that ponies would begin to doubt her and eventually impeach her as ruler of Equestria. She started to go insane on the thought, and so she decided to make herself appear as the most powerful being in Equestria by eliminating anything with the possibility of power, which can truly be any pony with a goal. She got Dr. Whooves with his time travel abilities, the elements, and Luna, Shining Armor, Captain of the Guard, and more. It is crazy logic, but then again, she did go insane. She couldn't take the thought of people judging her badly.

[monkeyXtypewriter]

insta- favorite ^_^

pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease do a sequel or spin off please

[Slender Dash]

1917419

You know what- that isn't a half bad idea. Maybe I'll make a story when Celestia- nope, can't tell you. I'm making it now, and that would spoil it.

[monkeyXtypewriter]

1917434 squeeeeee cant wait.

give it lasers and retractable blades and fire and cake and awesomosity never before seen.

[Slender Dash]

1917523

I think I can fit that in...I'll try

[neon171717]

Ffuuuccckkkkk

[Slender Dash]

1918092 What? Why?

[ShadowBrony]

nice story, though the prologue was my favorite part.

[neon171717]

1918276not in a bad way. You know how when you read an AMAZING story, that's like the first thing that that you can react with when something happens. I can see how you would misinterpret that, my bad

[Timstro59]

Great story. Makes me want a Twilicry emoticon.

[Bryce98]

1915879

She went ChoZo crazy.

[Slender Dash]

2473576

Ha, you bet.

[Slender Dash]

3095311 I haven't read this story in awhile...I actual don't even remember how it goes