The police reached the bridge and both the tram passengers and Flash were immediately brought to safety.
Meanwhile, Spider-Girl brought the lifeless body of Abacus Cinch to his family's apartment. She landed on a small balcony and entered the apartment through two large glass doors.
She took off the Black Goblin costume and dressed him in her usual clothes. Slowly, blood soaked Cinch's shirt.
As Spider-Girl gently placed the inert body on a sofa, the apartment door swung open and Sunset stepped inside, horrified to see Spider-Girl standing next to the lifeless body of her mother, and her shirt stained with blood...
"What have you done!?" Sunset yelled furiously "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?"
Then Sunset ran to a nearby table, opened a drawer, and pulled out a pistol. She turned back to Spider-Girl, but she had already disappeared into the night.
The curtains on the open glass doors swayed in the breeze as Sunset knelt beside her mother and cried.
Abacus Cinch's funeral was massive.
Important businessmen and the cream of the city were among the attendees, along with friends and family. Cadance, who had recently left the hospital, felt recovered enough to be there. While she was talking to Flash, Twilight accompanied Sunset to her family's Bentley.
"I'm so sorry Sunset" Twilight said "I know what it's like to lose a mother".
"I didn't lose it. They took it from me. And one day, Spider-Girl will pay for it" replied Sunset furiously "I swear on mother's grave that she will pay for it!"
At those words, Twilight silently reflected: Sunset Shimmer, her best friend, had become Spider-Girl's worst enemy.
When they got to the car, Sunset turned to Twilight.
"Look, regarding Flash..." she began "I tried to impress my mother by dating a handsome boy. I know he wasn't the one for me. I'm glad you're my friend, Twilight! And now... you are the only family I have left".
Sunset hugged Twilight warmly before getting into the Bentley to slowly drive away.
Twilight walked alone through the cemetery, lost in thought: "Whatever I do... and no matter how hard I try... the people I love... always end up suffering the consequences".
She stood before a grave and looked at the inscription on the tombstone: "SHINING ARMOR, BELOVED HUSBAND AND BROTHER".
"Hey!" said a voice behind her. Was Flash "Cadance told me I'd find you here".
"Little brother... Flash is here" Twilight said looking at the tombstone.
"You must miss him so much" said Flash, standing next to Twilight.
"He was a great man" Twilight replied "It was hard being without him."
They walked away from the grave, walking in silence. Finally, Flash decided to speak.
"Twilight, there is something I wanted to tell you" Flash began "When I was on the bridge and I thought I was going to die, I was only able to think of one person. Of you, Twilight. And I thought this: I wish I could see the face of Twilight Sparkle one more time".
"Seriously?" Twilight said, surprised.
"I know I've been an idiot for a long time..." Flash continued "There has only been one woman who has always been supporting me. Who has made me feel more than I imagined I would be. That I was... the way I am. Just that. And the truth is... I love you. I love you, Twilight Sparkle!"
Twilight couldn't believe it: Flash Sentry telling her he loved her!
However, she couldn't tell him what she felt. She could not. Not while she was Spider-Girl. That was something she had already learned. She couldn't be intimate. She hurt the people she loved, and she wasn't going to let it happen again.
"I can't tell you everything" Twilight sputtered "I mean there's so much to tell you, the boy next door..."
"But is that all I am?" Flash asked.
"Of course not!" Twilight replied "You are the amazing boy next door. And I will always be there to take care of you. I wish I could give you more than this, but you should know that you will always be safe."
Flash looked up at Twilight, then closed his eyes and kissed her. It was a long and magical kiss. He had tasted one like it only once before, when Flash kissed Spider-Girl. But it was equally wonderful.
"I can't give him what he wants" Twilight thought when their lips parted "I can't". With the sweet glow of love still on Flash's face, Twilight turned and started walking, struggling with the decision she just made.
At that moment she heard Shining Armor's voice, and understood that she had made the right choice, the only choice that guaranteed that no one would ever hurt the people she loved again.
"Remember, Twilight" said the voice of Shining Armor "With great power comes great responsibility".
And from that day on, Twilight Sparkle would NEVER forget that advice again.