//------------------------------// // A Lost Friend // Story: A New Start // by Snow dog //------------------------------// Something was wrong. Cadence could feel it, like something was lost all of a sudden but Shining Armour seemed okay, was it all her imagination, was it the stress of the wedding and being imprisoned in the caves under Canterlot still being there, was it her weariness as they had been up for a few days getting the wedding ready or was it something that threatened Equestria and its ponies. She was thankful that Twilight had save her or she would have died under that cave and no-one would realize it until it was too late, but during the wedding Twilight didn’t seem like herself, the wonderful filly she foal sat for, but more serious and sad, she ha just brushed it, giving the reason for maturity and Twilight growing up. But she couldn’t get the feeling out of her head, did something happen to Twilight? “Shining, we need to go see my aunt at once,” the pink alicorn told her husband, who was still resting from the wedding as Chrysalis had brainwashed him. “Cadence, why?” Shinning Armour asked to his wife. ​”I feel like something bad has happened and I want to see my aunt, just in case,” Cadence said to Shining, who still was lying in bed. “Okay,” said the white unicorn, still skeptical to what Cadence was saying. As they walked down the hall to the throne room she could help to think that, although she never met them, Twilight’s friends weren’t what they seemed like in her letters. In her letters, it said they were very close and each was kind and funny in their own way, but at the wedding there seemed to be a tension among them. They didn’t talk much during the wedding or even before that, but she crossed it of to the stress of the wedding. Only now she could see how foolish that could be. Something happened with Twilight and her friends and she was going to get to the bottom of it. Just at that moment, two guards ran out of the throne room that seemed to snap her back into reality. She recognized one to be the soon to be captain of the royal guard, Thunderhooves, as Shining Armour would soon be giving up the position. They gave a bow of their heads of respects, and rounded the corner. As she opened the door she saw Princess Celestia, Twilight’s friends and even Spike, all looking like they were about to cry or are crying even the orange mare with a blonde mane know as Applejack and from her understanding that was very rare. Something was of, why would Twilight’s friends be here and not Twilight, her head began to spin “What if Twilight was hurt?” Cadence thought and many other thoughts like this one came to her mind about her sister-in-law, the pony she cared the most for after Shining Armour. “Auntie, what’s going on?” asked Cadence with worry in her voice, she knew it couldn't be good. With tears steaming down the regal alicorn’s face, one of the only times Cadence have seen this happen, she said, “Unfortunately, Twilight Sparkle has felt heartbreak and has decided that nothing has tied her to Canterlot and Ponyville, she has decided to start a new life.” “Twilight ran way?” asked Shinning Armour, with sadness and heartbreak in his voice. “Indeed she has,” said Celestia, her voice full of sadness and her ears flattening just like the main six and Shinning Armour. “She left a note on why she ran away.” Cadence full of sadness, started read the note, with fresh tears falling from her face as she read each line. Hi friends and family, If you are reading this then I guess you cared enough to look for me. Which is surprising considering how you girls treated me, how the princess treated me and how my own family treated me. For your actions during the wedding it is clear to me that I am unwanted, unloved and dislike. And that is why I have decided to start a new life where no-pony will find me. Pinkie Pie, you are the element of laughter, but you seemed to want to make me cry instead. I am sure you are laughing at this note thinking how funny it is that I left and you are throwing a massive party celebrating that I left. Rarity, the element of generosity, my only request is for you to be more generous with Spike than you were when it came towards your feelings towards me. I know I didn’t like fashion that much and if I did you might of liked me. Rainbow Dash, the element of loyalty, I am sure you didn’t like me that much always calling me egghead an insulting reading when I was around. The question is was you really my friend and if not do you really have to be loyal to me? I guess you answered that when you went with the fake Cadence. Applejack, the element of honesty, but that is ironic as it seemed like toy lied. You lied when you said to take my concerns more seriously after the incident with smarty pants but then again you never like me so it should be surprising that you lied. But you ignored me and turned your back on me to grovel at the feet of a fake princess. Fluttershy, the element of kindness, I guess I can’t be mad at you for wanting to comfort the fake princess but it wasn't very kind when you left your friend after her heart broke, was it kind to leave her crying? Spike, I know you would prefer to spend all your time with Rarity and I hope she will help you you will take pride in helping her, something you never did with me. But I could tell by your face that you felt guilty for leaving me. I had always viewed you like a little brother so I left you the library, half of all my bits and your favourite gems. Shinning Armour, my BBBFF, the one pony that should have been for me always, yet you wasn’t. You couldn’t be bothered to tell me you were dating Cadence much less engaged to her. I know you have the shield spell but was that actually the truth...i don’t know any more. But I should have seen the signs before you threw me out of you life never wanting to see me again. Princess Celestia, my mentor and teacher, I trusted you and you betrayed my trust. I saw you as a second mother but I guess that was a mistake as you didn’t care at all. I am happy that Luna is back and have been reunited with you, I really like her, but you sent me to deal with Nightmare Moon without telling, so a part of me wonders if I died would you have cared. But I guess the answer is simple since you let the wedding go ahead when there was a threat, you chose a fake Cadence over you student who is very rarely wrong and you trust completely. Or was that a lie? You only chose to me wield the element of magic, not considering me or my well being. You know, I think You have a lot to think about My parents, you never visited me in Ponyville, when I was sent away. This makes me question did you really love me or was that a lie. You seemed to be more proud of Shining Armour, showed more love for him. I was proud of doing something alone without the help of my parents but did you visit? no. Princess Luna, I have always liked you and I am happy you are reigning along side with Celestia. I hope you find the happiness you deserve. I will be looking up at your night, something about it seems so peaceful like I fell calm when I look up to it. Princess Cadence, my big sister in everything but blood, I hope this note didn’t make you feel sad and if it did I and truly sorry for the pain that I have caused you during this letter but it is all the truth and how I feel. Please stay with my brother he does truly love you, I guess he used his love for me and gave it to you, he does love you with all his heart. If any pony deserves to be happy it’s you, after everything that happened. While I was down there for a day tops you were down there for maybe weeks, I cant imagine what it was like for. Please be happy and forget I even existed. I’m sorry if I hurt any-ponies feelings but that is how I feel but you wouldn’t care about that. Goodbye, every-pony Cadence cried even more but her sadness soon turned to anger as she whipped around to stare at Twilight’s friends who were all sobbing and she said, “What did you all do to Twilight during the wedding?” Applejack gulped and said, “Well we ignored her concerns about the fake you, and at the rehearsal, we went off to comfort the fake you, after what Shining Armour said to her leaving her heartbroken. And yet we ignored her-” she took of her hat in a sign of guilt, “- some friends we are.” “So,”Cadence said slowly, “You left your friend, a pony you have know for two years, to go and comfort a pony you have only know for a few days. If I couldn’t see your regret and if Twilight didn’t speak so highly of you I would assume you only use her to get close to royalty!” her tone rising. “We never wanted to hurt her,” sobbed Fluttershy. “Now,” said Cadence regaining her composure, “What did Shining Armour say to Twilight?” “Well, he said that he didn’t want her to be his best mare and told not to come to his wedding,” Rainbow Dash explained, making Cadence gasp and turn to glare at Shinning Armour, who felt distraught at the situation who were widening his eyes with horror as he began to comprehend what the rainbow maned peagaus had said. “How dare you say that, she was you own flesh and blood and you cast her out,” said Cadence furiously at her husband. “Cadence, I swear, I don’t remember saying that,” said Shinning Armour as Cadence ran out the room crying. “You better tell you parents, Shinning Armour, I can’t imagine that they will take it lightly,” said Celestia, for the first time since Cadence went into the room. Twilight stepped out of the cold train station at Fillydelphia, with her cloak stuffed into her saddle bag as she might be needing it later on. She basked in the warmth of the sun she had not felt for a few hours when she was on the train. Unlike Ponyville, Fillydelphia was had very monotone colours of greys and browns, the only splash of colour were the ponies as well as the sky. She stepped onto the crowded street, only to be met with glares from the ponies that were on it. As she passed, a dark alleyway she was cornered by a group of thugs, they preceded without saying a word to her, to attack but Twilight was able to stop one or two of them but she was overwhelmed by these thugs and they hit the side of her head against the wall, and knocking her down. She could she shadows surrounding her as the world slowly turned to black.