//------------------------------// // Black Rainbow // Story: Where There Is No Rainbow // by Ruchiyoto //------------------------------// After defeating Pony of Shadows, everything goes back to normal however Black Cross was unconscious after using all of his magic to defeat the fiend when he was laying in bed where he brother was sitting right beside him to comfort him. After a few days, Black Cross had woken up from his coma. "What happened?" he asked, as he looked around the room only to see his brother and friends. "It's okay, I'm here now - I will protect you" said Hearts Dalliance. Black Cross had a flashback where he remembers the time when he told his younger brother the exact same phrase, he wanted to cry but he knew that his brother would save him one day, he truly has grown up. At least now, Black Cross doesn't have to worry about protecting his brother anymore. He could watch himself if he wanted to. Ada had walked in the room where she had walked to the other side of the bed and punches Black Cross in the gut, "You jerk!" - she was furious and punches him again, - "Don't ever scare me like that, you had us all worried" she said. He sits up only to cover his stomach area with his hoof as if it would heal, but he was grateful to have a friend like Ada. He never had a friend that cared but he knew they were already friends from the beginning when they went to school together. "I'm sorry, I did what I had to do," - Black Cross gets down from his bed, - "Thank you everyone" he said. "Do you need help?" asked Hearts Dalliance. Black Cross shook his head, "No, I'm fine, I can walk" he said as he opens the front door with his hooves only to see the sunlight flashing his eyes. Hearts Dalliance and his friends were standing beside him where they could all see the sun, before realizing, it was in the middle of the afternoon. "What happened while I was... resting?" asked Black Cross. Hearts Dalliance had looked at him, "You were out for 4 days, but the doctors were able to help you, I know you usually wouldn't ask for help but thankfully they were there, then the doctors asked me if I wanted to donate some magic, so I did just that and after that, you made a full recovery," - he nodded and hugs his brother, - "...but don't worry about that now" he said. His brother had explained what happened with every pony else who was involved with the incident when the Dark Kingdom was coming to Equestria. Princess Twilight confirmed that she never was responsible for summoning the dark place, it was Clint all along, however he had moved on from his mistakes and lived as an inventor of the first ever pony known to create the telephone pole. Starswirl was never seen again, but later was founded, he had passed away from getting sick. "What about the Dark Kingdom, did it ever returned back to its original state?" asked Black Cross. "Well not everything went back to the way things should have been than what you were expecting, the town was covered in gray but ponies from Manehattan lead a hand and started to paint the town with some color, but that's about it" said Hearts Dalliance. "Okay, that's all I needed to know," - as he began to walk away, - "I'm going home" he said, as he leaves the hospital to go look around Ponyville for awhile. Black Cross decides to walk home but he noticed the lights were left on, he ran up to the doorstep where the lights were suddenly turned off as if someone was expecting him to enter. He goes inside only to have the lights turned back on blinding him again as before, as the brightness fades away, he noticed that his brother and other friends were already here before him, Hearts must've teleported them here. "Surprise!!" everyone shouted. "What's going on?" asked Black Cross. Suddenly Princess Twilight walks in, this time she was there with Hearts and his friends at the scene. She walks up to Black Cross to give him a smooch on the head to thank him for saving Equestria and every pony that were stuck in the Dark Kingdom, then Pinkie Pie shows up with another cake however Black Cross had took a step back to keep his distance from getting cake in his face like last time. "I am sorry about before, I had no idea you were upset, so after Hearts had told us that you saved Equestria, I baked you another cake" said Pinkie Pie, she shows Black Cross the cake which was written in words that reads "Feel Better Black Cross Day" although Black Cross felt a little queasy down in his stomach after Ada had punched him there, but he realized that every pony was trying to be nice to him, even from the beginning. "Thank you everypony" said Black Cross. He never thought how friends would be this kind to him, so he decides to continue making friends to make sure he makes other ponies happy for them. Pinkie Pie smiled widely, "Great! Let's party!" she shouted. They party, dancing around and waving their hooves like they just couldn't stop. Every pony was happy. Even Hearts Dalliance was glad that his brother could accept surprise parties for once, Maud Pie had given Black Cross a rock - it was a momento to remember their friendship, then Ada gave Black Cross a kiss on the lips, she was happy to be friends again with someone after not seeing them for a long time. After the party was over, every pony went home that day. Then Black Cross looking through the window, it was starting to get cloudy again, almost as if the dark clouds had returned but that would have been impossible as the seal had been broken after the Pony of Shadows was defeated. Hearts Dalliance was standing beside him, wondering if everything was okay, "Hey brother, is something up?" he asked. "Everything's fine" Black Cross replied, as he had looked at his brother with a grin on his face and turns back staring through the window only to realize that it was raining now. It was strange, it rarely - almost never rains in Ponyville, except in this case, the town was covered in gray anyway even despite it being painted over by color, but he knew it was a life lesson for him. Sometimes it takes a little sorrow, no one shouldn't be afraid to lose something, joy will soon come around. The sky was gray, rain had drained all the color to reveal the town gray again, but over Twilight's castle there can be what looks like a rainbow beside from the palace, however it had no color - only black, gray, and white - it was round shaped just like a rainbow hovering over in the distance. Black Cross felt as if this was normal to him but he had never seen anything like this before, it truly must be paradise. The End.