We had put on a great show in front of a large crowd of guests, most of whom were fans of the band. Shortly after the ceremony, we had made the decision to stay in Canterlot to rest, although the Princesses offered us some rooms in the castle; so, seeing that we did not have any other option, we accepted the offer.
As we walked through one of the castle hallways, we ran into some of the guests who had attended the Twilight coronation, among whom were some School of Friendship's students and their families, King Thorax and his brother, some members of the other Equestria species, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders along with their friends, in addition, there were also the Princesses and Twilight friends.
They all congratulated us for the performance we had carried out during the celebration, for which we thanked them immensely. However, one of the students of the School of Friendship, specifically Ocellus, spoke...
"Uhh... Excuse me, Mr. Frederickson." She spoke to me, to which I replied.
"What is it, Ocellus?" I asked.
"I hope it's not a bother, but... could you guys play some more songs for us?" Ocellus asked.
Her request surprised us all, so we gathered in a circle to discuss it; we talked about whether or not it was possible to play a few more songs, so we spent about 2 minutes arguing, then we broke away from the circle and Derpy spoke…
"It could be done, but we would need Princess Sparkle's permission." She commented, immediately Twilight giggled and replied...
"You have my permission to perform some songs for the guests."
Hearing those words come out of Twilight's mouth, we immediately prepared for our last performance, even if it was informal. Each one prepared his/her favorite instrument, although it was a little difficult to accommodate the piano and drums since the mechanism of their mobility failed a little.
Finally, we had placed ourselves in our respective places with the instruments that we were going to use for the last time as a united musical band. Then, from one moment to another, we began performing...
"1. And 2. 1. 2. 3. And 4."
(She Loves You - The Beatles) Sung by Dr. Whooves and Spike.
It was possible the fact that no one understood the meaning of our songs, in fact, that was the magic in it, that the audience tried to interpret the meaning of each one. "She Loves You" we had "created" it in honor of Spike and his crush on Rarity, unfortunately, he had recently told me that he gave up.
Because of this, we chose to honor the relationships between Lyra and Bon-Bon, and the one that was about Octavia and Vinyl; at the same time, the song “Your Song” was to reflect the Doctor's feelings towards Derpy.
When we finished playing "She Loves You", the applause was swift and the whole small audience kept giving us praise and positive comments regarding our performance with the previous song.
"Okay, ladies and gentleponies... it seems you have loved our performance, so we'll continue with one of our first songs. ‘I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire’…" I commented as our spectators finished applauding, then I turned to see the others and said…
"Alright, family. You all know how it is… 1. And 2. 1. 2. 3. And 4.”
(I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - The Ink Spots) Sung by Frank.
Again, we received praise from our viewers, only this time they applauded for less time; they all looked expectant, so... we went back to performing...
(Dear Hearts and Gentle People - BOB CROSBY'S BOBCATS) Sung by Frank, Derpy, Lyra, and Dr. Whooves (as companions).
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" was one of my favorite songs, I didn't know why, but every time I sang it, I was filled with joy and hope. Unfortunately, at that moment, hope quickly faded after remembering that tonight was my last alive.
I observed how many of our audience talked to each other, which led me to believe that they were no longer interested in our music; immediately, my mind erased that thought since it was impossible that at any moment they had concentrated on other stuff.
Seeing them all that way, I decided to change the final song for “Alas”, it was with that song that we were going to finish our final performance. I talked to the rest of the band about it, they agreed to change the song, so we prepared for our last song being performed together.
"*Ahem* ...Dear audience, we advise you that the following will be our last song... Enjoy it to the fullest."
"1. And 2. 1. 2. 3. And 4."
(Alas - Murder By Death) Sung by Frank.
Throughout the song, I couldn't help but think of everything we had been through together since my arrival in Equestria. The good and bad moments, the fun, the surprises and misfortunes that we witnessed... It was the last night of my life and I had made the best of my life and, despite some setbacks, it was a very good one.
Pain...
My body suffered immensely as pain and cough spread throughout my body, the spell Discord had cast on me had finished and the end was closer. I fell from the bed I was sleeping in, hitting my face on the floor; I tried to crawl to the door to open it, but my whole body ached.
I tried to get up, however, the cough and agony that I was suffering prevented me from doing it; worst of all, my own body did not respond to what my mind told it, no limb wanted to move. Also, my chest kept feeling terrible.
Determined not to let this agony finish me off right then, I tried again to crawl to the door and open it. It took a lot of effort, but I finally managed to open my bedroom door and go out into the hallway.
I was just close to completely leaving the room when a loud cough, accompanied by blood being spit out of my mouth, stopped me. As my agony grew stronger and stronger, I began to lose consciousness. Shortly before I passed out completely, I could see two ponies running towards me; realizing this, I tried to speak, but no word came out of my mouth.
At that moment, with my last strength being annihilated by my illness, I was unconscious...
I felt in terrible conditions, my body hurt too much and my cough never stopped; it was official, my fate was sealed, and there was nothing I could do.
Despite all the agony, I managed to make out where I was. The atmosphere said it all, I was in a hospital or infirmary. The ponies that had found me brought me here so that I could be attended by a doctor, what they did not know was that I was already condemned to die.
I opened my eyes to observe the room, only to be surprised by my friends, who were around my bed with expressions of sadness and melancholy on their faces. I looked at each and every one of them, no one was looking at me.
However, I felt someone holding my left hand with her two hooves as sobs were heard coming from the pony next to me. I turned to see her and noticed that Luna was laying her head on the bed while holding my hand and shed several tears.
"Hey, Luna." I said weakly.
Luna, hearing me, immediately raised her head and turned to look at me. She looked at me and shed tears again, while she hugged me tightly. After this, everyone else in the room turned to see me and smiled sadly as they approached my bed.
Spike, who was playing a guitar solo, in my opinion, spectacular, noticed that I had woken up and rushed to the bed and gave me a quick hug so as not to disturb Luna, who was still hugging me.
Unfortunately for me, the cough returned with so much strength and forced me to cover my mouth with my right hand; as I removed my hand, I saw a lot of fresh blood dripping from my hand and mouth.
Immediately, Twilight passed me a cloth, with which I wiped my mouth and my right hand. I thanked Twilight and then looked at everyone.
I sighed. "Well- *Coff Coff* ...It seems this is it. My end has come."
Everyone looked at me in amazement, they couldn't believe what I had said. Twilight tried to help me feel better...
"Don't say that, Frank. Maybe, there's a cure-"
I interrupted her. "Twi- *Coff Coff* ...You know perfectly well that there's no cure for Tuberculosis." I explained to her.
Silence...
No one else wanted to speak, they knew my life was ending and they had to accept the fact that I would no longer be with them.
I tried to say something, but the cough interrupted me for a long time. So I turned to see Luna and she spoke...
"Could you... leave us alone for a moment?" She asked tearfully, to which the others nodded in response and, one by one, left the room. However, I asked Spike and Discord to stay.
When everyone came out, Discord, Luna, and Spike couldn't help crying; I must admit that it gave me a bit of a laugh to see the "Lord of Chaos" cry and feel sorry for someone, although this was understandable.
I coughed again and said...
“You 3… are the living beings that I love the most in my life. *Coff Coff* ...I can't help but think of the moment I met you 3 for the first time... And, believe it or not, I will treasure those beautiful moments I spent with you... in my heart. *Coff Coff* ... I can't say that my life has been extraordinary from the beginning, but I can say that, with you, it was... You 3 represent what I needed in my life... A brother, a son, and the love of my life- *Coff Coff* ...I only have one more thing to say. Thanks for everything." The cough and pain continued for several seconds until I lost my sensitivity throughout the body.
It was at that moment that Luna gave me one last hug before the machine that registered my heart pulse beeped, announcing the end of a great adventure, which I have affectionately called it: "Mia Bella Vita".
"And so... this is how my life ends." I whispered weakly before closing my eyes for the last time.
THE END.