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// Neighsay's Sacrifice 
// Story: The resurrection of Equus 
// by Robert Emerald Fountain 
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Arriving at the hill's foot, Celestia instructed everyone to target a ledge that was just below the summit.

"Fire ascension cables NOW!", she cried.

Cables shot towards the ledge and jabbed into the rock. As they made their way up, the storm worsened and it started raining. This slowed them down somewhat, but they pressed on. Eventually, they all felt a shockwave as the device detonated. Twilight's cable came loose and she nearly fell to the ground. Luckily, Neighsay was next to her and managed to catch her. He retracted her cable and fired it at a spot where it would hold tighter. Celestia and Luna, having reached the summit, urged them to hurry because she could see the energy wave from the device approaching hastily. Neighsay lost his footing on a slick spot and fell down. Twilight didn't know that something was wrong until she felt a snag and she had a harder time moving. Then she lost her footing and fell down a few feet. She had no spots where she could grab, and she was stuck. 

"Twilight, your cable is tangled on mine, in order to save you, I have to cut myself loose.", Neighsay said sadly.

"I will not let you die, Neighsay.", Twilight replied.

"Twilight, time is running out. He is sacrificing himself to save you.", Luna explained.

Twilight gave Neighsay the "All-Clear" and he wished her luck whenever the planet was brought back. He then pulled out a cutter and clipped the cable off of his harness. Twilight shot to the summit because her cable had stretched and acted like a spring. They radioed Brandon and explained what had happened. Without hesitating, Brandon locked on their locations and beamed them up to the Lemurian Star. As Neighsay fell to the ground, the wave hit him hard and he passed out. The energy from the wave drove deep into his veins and his heart became stiff to the point that it could not beat. To make a long story short, the wave induced a heart attack, which took his life.