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// Twilight's Point of View 
// Story: One Way Trip 
// by SoulSpirit 
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It was pretty late in the morning when Spike was running up the stairs yelling my name. “Twilight!” I could hear it in his voice. There was worry, and a lot of it. I was sitting at my desk when the baby drake entered my room.

Looking up at him, I asked: “What’s wrong Spike?” It’s probably nothing, but it never hurt to check. I noticed that he had a scroll clenched in his claw. It had Celestia’s broken seal on it.

“It’s from Princess Celestia, and it’s not good.” I levitated the scroll out of his claw, opened it up, and read it.

Dear Twilight Sparkle, it is with great sadness that I tell you this, but also with a sense of obligation. Your friend, Spirit, went into a coma last night. Apparently, he’s suffering from magical exhaustion and in an attempt to save itself, his body shut itself down. I’m afraid I can’t guarantee that he will make it though. He refuses to admit it, but he considers you as one of his few friends. Though you don’t have to, I would recommend you pay him a visit. Don’t worry, you can bring your friends too if you want. I’ll make arrangements to provide rooms. Sincerely, Princess Celestia.

At this point, it was hard to keep calm. Magical exhaustion had a seventy-four percent mortality rate, so chances are he’s….. I tried to hold my tears back, but I felt one escape as it made it's way down the cheek of my muzzle. “When did you receive this?”

“Just now.”

“Okay. Spike, get ready. We’re going to Canterlot. I’ll go see if the girls will join me.” Even though Spirit didn’t know them that well, the company will help. I got up from the desk to leave and Spike went off to prepare.

I went around to each of the girls and filled them in, none of them took the news lightly. Fluttershy almost fainted, Pinkie Pie went on about feeling guilty about not throwing him a party when he was here, Apple Jack started shedding tears, Rainbow Dash refused to the best of her abilities to show a reaction, and Rarity only gasped after hearing ‘magical exhaustion’. Overall, they seemed to understand the severity of the situation and agreed to meet at the train station that afternoon to depart.