Sprout’s bulldozer machine came around the corner. “LOOK OUT, SUNNY!” shouted Hitch, pulling the young mare aside. Their eyes met briefly. Sunny blushed.
“I’m gonna rein that thing in!” shouted Hitch.
“I’ll help,” said Zipp.
“GO!” shouted Hitch, as they climbed onto the back of the bulldozer. “UNITE THE CRYSTALS!”
Sunny, Izzy and Pipp galloped to the lighthouse, placing the crystals in place. Sprout’s machine crashed into the lighthouse, spurting gooey slime balls at the other unicorns and pegasi. “What if we unscrewed this?” asked Hitch.
Zipp hurried to Hitch’s side.
They pulled out the screw with their hoof. The goo machine went flying into the lighthouse. “SUNNY!” shouted Zipp.
“Sprout, this ends now!” shouted Hitch. He slid down the front window. He was about to get run over when Sunny galloped out, dragging him towards her. “Sunny,” said Hitch.
Sunny smiled, her hoof under his chin. He smiled, leaning towards her-
The bulldozer headed for the young couple. Hitch leapt onto the back of the bulldozer, where Zipp was still hanging. Miraculously. Sunny ran back to the lighthouse. Izzy was hanging out. Pipp was outside.
“IZZY!” shouted Sunny. “Hang on, Izzy!”
“AHHHHH!” cried Izzy. Sunny found rope, that kept back her curtains. She put a large loop in it, putting it around Izzy. She pulled it taut, pulling her into the lighthouse.
Sprout crashed into the lighthouse again. Hitch saw another rope hanging down the cracking walls of the lighthouse. He scrambled up it. “Sunny, Izzy!” he shouted. “I’m coming!”
Hitch fell backwards, as Sprout crashed into the lighthouse again. Sunny and Izzy fell and were caught under the rubble. Hitch fell to the ground. He screamed as the bulldozer went over him.
“HITCH!” shouted Sunny, freeing her and Izzy from the rubble. Sprout reversed. He got out. Sunny brushed her plum-coloured mane out of her face.
His lifeless body lay flat on the floor. “Hitch...” said Sunny. “NO!”
Sunny broke down into sobs. Zipp walked over to her. “How dare you!” shouted Zipp. “How dare you fucking run over our kind, wonderful, generous sheriff, you power-hungry little... BITCH!”
They snarled at Sprout. Sprout shrank back.
Sunny looked at Hitch’s body. She looked at the crystals, shattered. She knew what she needed to do.
“I understand now,” she said. “We don’t have to be separated by fear and distrust. We can choose friendship. We can choose... love. That’s the true magic.”
The crystals reformed, as they wound around Sunny, then Hitch. Sunny reared in panic, neighing.
As the light died down, Hitch was on the floor, Sunny had gained a pair of ethereal wings and a horn. She, Zipp and Pipp began to fly excitedly. “THIS IS AWESOME!” cried Zipp.
Sunny flew down to Hitch. She put her hoof on his shoulder. His brown eyes fluttered open.
“Hitch,” she said.
“Sunny!” he cried, rising up, hugging her.
The couple were wrapped in a warm embrace.
Hitch kissed her gently. “Sunny. I love you,” he said softly. “I always have.”
He smiled, as they pulled apart. They blushed, the same colour as Sunny’s mane.
“YAY!” cried Izzy. “NOW WE NEVER HAVE TO BE APART!”
Everypony laughed.