Rainbow Dash has the best day ever, and Twilight's really happy for her.

Quills and Sofas Panic Fiction entry with the prompt Framed. Written with the challenge of imitating the writing style of my friend and as a gift to Seer. Cover art done by Snow Quill!

Discord says goodbye.

Spanish: https://www.deviantart.com/spaniard-kiwi/art/Un-ultimo-chasquido-862607171 (Thanks Kiwi)

Twilight, as the new princess of Equestria, has to head off to the Crystal Empire when she receives a letter. After hearing about this on such short notice, Twilight cancels all of her plans for the next couple weeks for this important event, even the sleepover Rainbow Dash had asked her to go to. What Twilight didn't know was that she would be gone longer than she expected. What will Rainbow Dash do during this time? What will Twilight do during this time?

Help from Fantasia!

A suicide right by the school of friendship.
Why would someone do that when there was help so close?
Twilight can't let this go as just a tragic incident. There has to be a reason.
*UPDATED*
I just added some detail and fixed a couple small problems. The story itself is unchanged.

It’s been 500 years since an immortal Princess Twilight Sparkle buried her last friend. Nopony who remembers them is still alive, other than the princesses. Her friends are remembered as the Elements of Harmony and former teachers at the School of Friendship. Their lives are told the way they were written in storybooks.

Twilight is ready to become a legend with them.


Contains triggers such as self-harm and suicide. Viewer discretion heavily advised.

The cover art does not belong to me.

Twilight reflects on the past, writing a letter to her friends a thousand years later.

I feel like someone has already done something like this, but it's late, I'm tired, and I needed to vent out some personal sadness. Enjoy it for what it's worth.

The Mystery Fluttershy Fan did a reading for this story! You can view it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDkWVWzOUo8

Alternatively, you can listen to the OST that I composed for it here:
A Thousand Years Later - OST - YouTube

Rainbow Dash spends time with her family looking back over a long and happy life as it draws to an end.

A bittersweet epitaph to the most awesome flyer of her day.

Everyone knows Pinkie Pie and her love of smiles. But why is she so eager to smile? Why is a smile her most valued possession?

For a person to truly value a smile, there has to be an event, a catalyst that makes them value happiness above all else.

For Pinkie Pie, that event was Sunshine; the sick Pegasus.

Edited by Fernin.

Dear Princess Celestia,

I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. Things seem to be falling through the cracks lately. Spike thinks I should go see the doctor, but...

This story is a sequel to First

A call for help from an old friend takes Rainbow Dash to a place she'd rather have out of her life, but her business there isn't finished. In a town on the far northern border of Equestria, she'll have to discover how to resolve and close a painful chapter of her past for good by confronting once again what she left there five years ago during a brutal conflict that exacted a haunting toll on her... And an even bigger one on somepony that she loved.

This is the sequel to my previous story, First. The continuity isn't really too heavy, so you can probably get away with not reading "First" before reading this. A few references may make more sense if you do, but it won't break the story if you choose not to. Your call, really.

UPDATE: Another prequel to this, Born in Equestria, is now available, too.