When the light dims and the flame burns out, the magic inside us all will forever endure.

Sometimes, all we need are a few stats to shed some light on a subject.

The night after defeating Lord Tirek, Twilight Sparkle speaks with the dead.

Written for the Arboreal Yearnings contest.

Featured on March 6th, 2023!

Reading by Mystery Fluttershy Fan!
Reading by Lotus Moon!

A broken-spirited Spike waits for news of Twilight after an accident lands her in the hospital, dancing on the fine line between recovery and the unspeakable.

Fluttershy would like to be a tree. She said so once, long long ago.

On her last night, a tree answers.

Written for the Arboreal Yearnings Contest, which it won!

Featured 2/28/2023 - 3/3/2023!

Featured in Equestria Daily's 28 More of the Best Fluttershy Fanfics to Read for Fluttershy Day! on 4/28/2023!

Reviewed by Loganberry in the blog Louder Yay!, earning a four out of five stars rating!

And now with a reading by The Mystery Fluttershy Fan!

You know that feeling? You know, the feeling that you get when you realize you've forgotten something that is very, very important? It is 10:32 p.m. on Hearth's Warming Eve, and Twilight Sparkle has just gotten that feeling...

In the wake of her coronation, Twilight Sparkle worries that the tides of life and responsibility are pulling her away from her friends.

All in all, it's not the ideal time for a mysterious force to suck all the colors from Ponyville.

Rainbow Dash has just passed away and is survived by her marefriend, Twilight Sparkle. Twilight is broken by the loss of her lover, and believes that she will never smile again. Will one last message from her true love be enough to pull her from her misery?

This story is inspired by the poem "Do not Stand at My Grave and Weep" by Mary Elizabeth Frye. A super big thanks goes out to Tyranasaurus0.0, TheStarsGuide, Magiccolt808, and Word-Sight for pre-reading and editing this!

The cover picture was drawn by hombre0 on deviantart. You can check out his page here http://hombre0.deviantart.com/

He says not to give him credit, well too bad. He's a talented artist and he deserves all the credit he can get.

This story is similar to another story I've written so I expect to get flack for this one.

As always thank you for reading, and I appreciate any criticisms that you give!

EDIT: A member named Dimondium created a piano concerto for this story. You can find the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4uxdzoF6sA&feature=youtu.be

The song is very beautiful and, in this author's opinion, this story does not even compare to the heart tugging power of that song. Thank you Dimondium, you have no idea how honored I am.

Twilight Sparkle finds something while searching her old bedroom closet.

"Oh come on, Applejack! Just one trip around the clouds! One!"

It's an invitation that Applejack has heard countless times. However, no matter how often Rainbow Dash bugs her to experience an air ride, the farm filly flat out refuses.

Then one afternoon, on a day when Applejack is strangely quiet and distant, she suddenly agrees to Rainbow Dash's persistent request. The pegasus happily oblidges, not knowing what has truly motivated Applejack to give in, nor the fact that--more than anything--Applejack could really use a good friend right about now.