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// Chapter 9: Brave and Cozying Up 
// Story: Our Name Across The Multiverse: 10 years later 
// by DATONETWIxDASHFAN 
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"That's for the session for today." Twilah said, putting down her notepad and turning to Braver, who was in the long chair "So how are you feeling now?"

"I'm starting to feel better with opening up so much. Thank you, mama." answered Braver, smiling as she stretched, as it was her third therapy session and it was a long one today.

"That's good. If you need more, I'm available whenever. Just remember, if your ever having those thoughts, don't do anything crazy. Just talk to someone, anyone you trust. It doesn't matter who, as long as you trust them. Don't keep your emotions bottled up, okay?" said Twilah, petting her.

Braver nodded and sat up, looking at the clock, it was in the afternoon still, "Thanks again but I have a question for you."

"What is it?" asked Twilah, taking off her glasses.

Braver tapped her hooves together and shyly said "Can you start teaching me about being a therapist? Like...how did you learn about becoming one and stuff."

Twilah looked at her and was shocked by this. Braver was asking her for a personal reason, not a medical reason and it made her happy.

"Sure, but why? Why do you want to become a therapist?" asked Twilah.

"Because...I want to help others like you do. I always been good at talking to others, when they needed it the most and I'm a very patient and understanding pony...or slime creature. So I thought it would be nice to be a therapist for others." smiled Braver, looking up at her.

Twilah gave her a big smile "I would love to teach you."

Braver eyes sparkle and hug her, which Twilah happily hugged her back. After letting each other go, Twilah put on her glasses and wanted to ask Braver something, but couldn't find herself to say it, which the mare took noticed and said "What's wrong?"

"I been meaning to ask you something but I don't want to upset you. Upsetting you about your dead name." explained Twilah, rubbing her top part of her notepad all nervous like.

Braver tipped her head to the side, not understanding what Twilah meant "...dead name?"

"You know...the name your biological parents gave you before your birth...ah!" Twilah quickly shut up and watched as Braver became silent and looked away, as she was thinking about her past "Braver, I'm sorry. I forgot about..." Twilah couldn't finish her sentence, as Braver stood up and headed for the door, "Braver! Please forgive me! I didn't mean to make you upset or think of them. I'm really sorry. Forgive me, please."

Braver didn't listen as she opened the door and seeing Twilight in the waiting room chair, reading a book. She said to her "Mom! Can we take Twilah to my parents grave today? Then head to New Ponyville?"

Twilight was shocked by this and asked her "Sure but why? Is everything okay?"

Braver nodded and turned back to Twilah, who was confused but got up as Braver was waving her to join them. As Twilah joined them, Twilight used her magic and teleported them away from the castle and reappearing at the grave of Braver parents, were everything started ten years ago.

Braver quickly ran up to the gravestone and hugged it "MOMS!"

Twilah looked at Twilight with shock but also deep saddest and then looked down at the gravestone, which had two names on it, two names she knew too well, as she too, along with Dashie, made the same gravestone for those two in their universe. Twilight walked up and said their names with sadness "Nightfall and Rainbow Sky."

"...I see you two did the same thing, huh? Even the gravestone is the same." replied Twilah, trying to fight back the tears.

Twilight nodded and placed her hoof on the gravestone and she could sense her daughter sadness and heartache, as she was looking at the grave, soon Braver turned to Twilah "Twilah, can you explain the dead name thing again?"

"Dead name?" asked Twilight, never hearing this term before.

"It's a term in our world, were people who are born into a body that they don't see themselves as. For example, if a woman is born into a man body and change sex later on in life, she's not going to like being called her birth name and wants to change it, It's because they don't feel comfortable with their birth name." explained Twilah, who then turned to Braver "It's not same thing but the way Blitz acted when Dashie said your old name, almost made it sound like a dead name, which is why I asked you."

Braver turned around, wiping the tears from her eyes and smiled at her moms "Its okay, I'm not mad at you for saying my old name. Breaker is just a code name given to me but in truth, I never had a real name until I came here, to this universe. My parents called me Breaker but I know they would be happy that I picked a name, a real name for myself."
Braver turned around and looked back at the gravestone, smiling at it "I love you moms. Thank you for loving me for who I am, for those few years we had on that little universe. I hope you're doing well, wherever you two are and please, watch over the other me, Blitz. My dear little sister. I promise to take care of her!" Braver shut her eyes and tap her hooves together and started to pray, which Twilight and Twilah joined her. 

After their prayers were done, Twilight turned to her daughter and asked "Do you want to tell her or should I? It's why you wanted to head to New Ponyville, right?"

Braver nodded and replied "Yes, I'll tell her!"

"Okay, lets head out." said Twilight, using her magic, she teleported the three of them away.





Arriving in New Ponyville, it was pretty busy as everyone was out for lunch, as the girls landed in the town square. Braver eyes sparkled as she saw the mayor of the town and waved at her.

"Mayor Sunset Slimmer!" shouted Braver.

All three could see a mare wearing a black leather jacket, talking to the town folks and heard her name being called out and seeing Braver. Her eyes lit up and headed over to her.


"Braver! Twilight Sparkle! It's good to see you all!" shouted Sunset, running up to them.

Twilight lower her head to Sunset eye level and spoke with a big smile on her face "Hi Sunset, it's been a long time. How you been? You haven't aged a day, since I last saw you. You still look as young as you were when you first became the mayor of this town. Your not getting younger, are you?"

"Ah! Twilight, stop joking like that. Your gonna make me blush! We're the same age but you keep looking younger with that alicorn form you have! Dash is lucky to have a beautiful wife like you." said Sunset, giving Twilight a hug and then letting her go.

Twilight giggled, as Twilah is in shock in meeting the unicorn. Sunset noticed the stare from the anthro Twilight and was amazed by her, so she walked up to her and checking her body out and said "I heard the talks of a two legged walking pegasus pony that looked like Rainbow Dash in town, but never thought it was real and now a Twilight lookalike? Are you one of the alternate universe Twilight's? One of the alternate copies who helped our universe Twilight and Dash ten years ago? My names Sunset Shimmer, the mayor of New Ponyville and a friend of Twilight."

Twilah was surprised that Sunset could figure out who she was, without asking. She spoke "Guessing you are a close friend to Twilight, aren't you? I'm indeed one of the Twilight's from a different universe from ten years ago but please, call me Twilah. It's nice to meet you, Sunset...man, this is weird."

Sunset was confused by the last bit that Twilah said "Weird? Why?"

"I'll explain but can we go...somewhere more private?" asked Twilah, who noticed there was a large crowed of creatures all around them, some were looking because Twilight was here but also because of Twilah herself. She wasn't liking the stares at all and was feeling self-conscious.

"Sure, come on, my office isn't too far." said Sunset, realizing more town folks were gathering. With her horn lighting up and in a flash, they were all in Sunsets office, in front of her desk. Sunset walked around her desk and sat down, while Twilah was looking around the room, admiring the office, while Braver and Twilight were looking out the window, down at the town below them.

"Sorry about that, it's not everyday the ruler and her two legged version visit the town. The town is buzzing about the whole event about the Dash version being in town and few days ago, the weird event near the-" Sunset stop talking, as she noticed Braver looking a little sad and was gonna ask if she was okay but Twilah asked her a question first.

"How old are you?"

Sunset and the others were completely caught off guard by this and Twilight spoke up "Twilah! That's a little rude!"

"What? I was just asking." said Twilah, looking back at Twilight and then to Sunset, waiting for her answer.

Sunset was shocked and a little embarrassed by the question but replied "I'm the same age as Twilight. Why do you ask? Do I look younger than that?"

"You're the same age as me and Dashie then? That doesn't make sense but now I think about it, our universe truly isn't one to one..." said Twilah to herself, quickly walking back and forth. Soon, she started mumbling to herself.

Sunset sighed and turned to her friend and smiled "She's just like you, you know?"

Twilight groaned and was embarrassed by her lookalike. Braver walked over to Twilah, and said, in a calm voice "Mom, stop thinking out loud."

Hearing the word "mom", Sunset looked at Twilight, confused, as Sunset knew about Nightfall from Twilight, which Twilight quickly explained Braver calling Twilah mom "Braver sees Twilah as me, in her eyes, we're the same person. Also, Twilah is raising Braver twin sister, so it makes sense in a way to call her mom as well" Twilight quickly made a surprise face as she realize something "...now I think about it, won't that make Blitz my daughter as well?" asked Twilight to herself, who also started walking back and forth.

Sunset sighed, looking at the two mares "Yup, they're same ponies." Sunset cough loudly, making Twilight and Twilah jump, as they were lost in thought. "Sorry to break up your thinking, but the question you asked me, why did you wanted to know my age?"

"Oh! Yes, sorry." blushed Twilah, as she sat in a chair and started to explain her question "You see, in my universe, you aren't a mayor."

Sunset was interested and leaned forward on her desk "Oh, so what am I in your universe?"

"A...student in my town high school and close friend to Blitz, Braver twin sister and my daughter."

Sunset and Braver were surprised by this and Sunset couldn't help but ask "What?! You mean...I'm not even an adult in your universe? But how? If we're the same age, how come I'm not an adult like Twilight...eerrr I mean you?", she looked at Twilight but she was nodding, like it made sense to her.

Twilah smiled and explained why, since she visited other universes with Twilight all those years ago "After visiting so many universes, we learned that other worlds isn't one to one to ours, but yet this universe and my universe are almost one to one but there are tiny differences. For example, you and Twilight, both being adults and looks like you grew up with each other too, right?"

Twilight smiled and replied "Yeah, we grew up together as we're both students to Celestia. There was a time when Sunset almost abandoning her studies to pursue her own path."

"Unlike Twilight, who didn't need friendship when she was younger, I just didn't understand it and almost became cruel and dishonest in my pursuit to understand it. But thanks to a certain friend of mine..." Sunset looked over to Twilight, giving each other a happy look "Who saved me, I learned to understand and make new friends, all thanks to her."

Twilah couldn't help but smile when she heard that, she looked at a photo on the wall and seeing Sunset with younger Twilight and along with them was Dash and rest of their friends. She turned back to Sunset and spoke again "Even though my universe Sunset is still a teenager, she went through the same thing but Blitz helped her and become close friends. I guess that part hasn't changed it seems."

Braver walked over to her mother and was curious, asking her "Is there anyone else in your universe that is different from here?"

Twilah put her hand on her chin, thinking hard but replied "Not really...Oh, there is one. There isn't a Spike in my universe. I only know about him because of Twilight memories back then."

Twilight was surprised by this "Really?! How can that be?"

"Like I said, our universes aren't the same." simply said Twilah but she rose her arm, revealing her watch, which soon created a hologram in front of face, revealing robot Spike "So, I created one!"

Spike, the robot, spoke, with the same voice as Spike in their world but with robotic sound to it, saying "Hey Twilight! I heard about you, from Twilah. Nice to meet you."

Twilight and the others were amazed by what they saw. Twilah turned off the watch and wanted to get the topic back on track "Anyway, why are we here, Braver? Why you wanted to come here?"

Braver smiled and turned to Sunset, speaking "Oh right! This is the place were I got my new name!"

Sunset had a sad but yet, proud smile, as she remembered the event on that day, "That's right. You were once going by that name, before what you did here on that day." Sunset got out of her chair and walked over to Braver and took her hoof "Thank you, thank you for saving everyone. Thanks to you, this town is able to rebuild and become what it is today. It's all because of you."

Braver gave a small chuckle, remembering the moment herself and replied "Thanks, but I just did what everyone was doing on that stormy night. I wasn't alone in saving lives."

"True, but what you did, was the most bravest thing!" Sunset replied, while tears were forming in her eyes "I'm glad we didn't lose you, if we did, I couldn't face Twilight...Thank you so much."

Braver hugged Sunset and whispered in her ear, saying "No problem, Auntie Sunset."

Twilah was very surprised, seeing Sunset crying and hugging Braver. Twilight explained what happened and Twilah couldn't believe what she heard.

"Braver saved the town from a flooding dam? And saved everyone lives by being brave in the stormy weather?"

"Yes, but let her explain it in full detail." said Twilight, turning to her daughter, who stop hugging Sunset and told the story of that day.





Three years ago

The town was created after more ponies and creatures wanted to live in Ponyville. Auntie Sunset suggested making a larger town for the influx of more creatures and mom approved the building of one, and asked aunty to be the mayor. They found a perfect spot to build the town near a huge waterfall, perfect for water supply and after three years, the town and the dam was created. The town was called "New Ponyville" as the new ponies, and creatures came to live in it. Sunset had a welcome festival for everyone and my family was invited but Dash was running late as she was coming back from a Wonderbolts show and mom was still had princess stuff to do before coming, so I went with Dawn and Cozy. As everything was starting, the weather Pegasi somehow let loose a huge storm and couldn't contain it and soon chaos happened as the dam was breaking from all the rain water and wind. Auntie Sunset told me to save everyone while she tried to help the weather Pegasi with the other town officials, so I ran off and tried to save every creature that was in danger...

"Put this on!" Cozy shouted, tossing a weather coat at Breaker face, which Braver grabbed and put on. The three were in the lobby of the mayor building.

Cozy had a serious face and was thinking of a plan to save everyone. Braver knew she was a great planner and could save everyone, so she followed Cozy orders and Dawn was right next to her, putting her own coat on and turning to Breaker, with worry.

"We shouldn't be doing this! You know how dangerous this is!? We should leave the town right away!" Dawn shouted, trying to convince Breaker to not do this.

Braver couldn't help but feel sorry for her and knew she was just worried for her safety and didn't want to lose her, which made her happy and wanted to calm her down, "We have to do this! The town is under chaos right now, everyone is scared and need help!"

"But...we could die!" cried Dawn, with tears falling from her face.

"We won't die! I promise you, Dawn. I won't let that happen to you. Besides, we have Cozy with us!" Breaker pulled in Cozy, who looked annoyed but also blushing "Nothing can go wrong!"

"Fine! Then I'm staying with you!" Dawn declared, not letting her best friend to be left alone, even more so with Cozy.

Cozy pushed Breaker off and pointed to Dawn, saying "You! Listen to me, this isn't the time to be heading butts with me. You gonna listen everything I say, alright?"

Dawn glared at Cozy and was about to yell at her but Breaker stepped in between and stopped her "She's right, Dawn. Let her plan, it'll save us and the town."

Dawn didn't like the idea and wanted to argue with Cozy, like always, but Breaker was right and sighed, calming down, "Alright, fine. I'll follow your lead, Cozy."

Cozy gave Dawn a very smug look, making her mad "Good, now we have a job to do, let's move!" Cozy headed for the exit, leaving Breaker and Dawn alone, and the two nodded, following her.

They stepped out into the rain, stormy weather and Breaker was taken back a little. Her and the others could see how bad the storm is, the clouds were a dark grey, the wind was blowing everything as the weather team was still trying to break down the clouds, even some of the houses were fallen over by the powerful winds and the dam was leaking as cracks were forming.

Cozy stood strong and shouted to them "We're running out of time! Follow me! I have a plan to save everyone!" She ran off.

Breaker and Dawn followed Cozy and soon the three were heading towards a small building, with a huge red cross, indicating a hospital. The three stopped as the hospital was close by, Cozy looked back and could see how scared Breaker and Dawn were and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"This is no time to be afraid. I have a plan but I can't do it alone."

"Then, tell us!" Breaker asked her, believing in her friend.

Cozy didn't want to share her plan right here but didn't have any other choice, as time wasn't on their side "Fine. I have a plan but it will require some work. We can't stop the dam from breaking, so we have to move everyone out of town, now! But we can't do that if the weather Pegasus keep messing up the storm and the dam will flood the town soon, making it harder for everyone to escape. So, we need gather everyone in one place and get the weather team and anyone who can use magic, to get everyone out of town by flying and teleporting everyone out. No doubt many headed here but most are still in their homes and on the streets. We need to get word out of everyone to head here, for their safety."

Breaker and Dawn was stunned by the plan and couldn't help but clap, impressed, even Dawn.

"Nice, Cozy! That's a great plan, you could save everyone." said Breaker, as the trio started running towards the hospital.

"Maybe, there's still a huge chance of few ponies and creatures dying. We just have to hope for the best." Cozy replied, knowing there's no way for everyone to escape.

"I don't like it but I agree with you. Not everyone gonna live through this!" said Dawn, not liking the idea of a few dying but knew there's nothing she or anyone can do, other than trying to save the ones they can.

The trio ran inside the hospital, which was pack with ponies and creatures and some staffs, as they were helping the folks who took shelter here. Breaker, Dawn, and Cozy made their way through the lobby and the waiting room, looking for anyone who can help and they saw a unicorn doctor, looking like the head doctor, talking to some patients and nurses. They approached him and he looked at them, stopping his talk with the patients and staff.

"Hey, you kids shouldn't be out in this storm." said the Doctor, sounding concern as he noticed their wet coats

"Doctor, we have a plan to save the town. I need all the unicorns you have here! I need to cast a soundwave spell, getting everyone to come here and getting the weather team to stop messing with the storm, its a lost cause for them in trying to disband the storm."

"I know the spell you're talking about, it's used in case of emergencies and I got a few doctors and nurses who can use the spell but it won't reach far, maybe a block with the few unicorns we have on hand. We need gotta need more unicorns or magical creatures." explained the doctor, as he was ordering the nurses who listened, to get all unicorn staff.

Cozy nodded and spoke "I know, that's why I'm casting the spell with them and increasing the range." Cozy forehead glowed and her Alicorn horn appeared but was see through, like it was taking her everything she had to make it appeared.

Breaker and Dawn were surprised by Cozy Alicorn magic and Breaker couldn't help but comment "Wow, Cozy! I didn't know you still had Alicorn magic!" but Breaker became worried as her friend almost drop to the floor as the horn vanished "Cozy!?"

"I'm fine! Just used a little too much energy. I'm going to be weak, once the spell is cast few times." explained Cozy, not liking the idea of being weak in a time like this. "It's why I need all the magic users here. Breaker, I don't want to say this but I need you to go back outside and find anyone unicorns or magic users and tell them about the plan." Cozy could see Dawn already going to reject this plan but Cozy quickly explained herself "It's dangerous, I know, but there's no one else and you can do it! When coming here, I noticed how little the weather was affecting your body. Almost like you were breaking it before reaching you. You can move faster than anyone here thanks to having been trained by that rainbow loser, you need to hurry! Get as many as you can!"

Breaker understood her point and looked to Dawn, who looked ready to argue with her "Don't worry, Dawn. I won't do anything stupid, alright."

Dawn still looked ready to argue but Breaker had a point and knew they had no time. Dawn pulled her friend into a hug and Breaker could hear her cry "Please be careful! If you don't come back, I won't forgive you."

Breaker laughed a little, enjoying her best friend affection and hugged her back "Don't worry, I will be fine." Breaker pulled away from the hug and the two were blushing, causing Cozy to be a little sad.

Breaker turned and headed for the exit and brave through the storm, trying to get magic users to the hospital and hoping to save anyone along the way.

(It was a long search but I found enough magic users and told them about the plan. Cozy and Dawn, alongside the doctors, staff and town folks with magic, cast the spell and sent it off few times and soon the spell hit everyone, telling them of the plan and where to go and everyone headed to the hospital, which was the only building in town that was not destroyed, thanks to the earth ponies and dragons, as they quickly set up a sand bag barrier around it. The weather team got the message but didn't want to leave and believed they could control the storm and didn't listen but some of them did and headed towards the hospital. Once everyone was at the hospital, the unicorns and weather team was busy moving the children, sick and elderly out of town, as they were the most important. Teleportation was easy but weather team needed a unicorn with them, to shield them as they moved folks out. It wasn't long before my mommy, Dash, came after hearing the news. She was once a Weather team leader and with her speed, she was able to help control the weather but that's when the dam finally broke...)

Breaker was outside of the building, looking into sky and seeing her mother blasting across the sky, taking out many clouds as she could. Breaker was glad her mom was here now but a very loud noise could be heard from the dam and the earth shook, which made her stumble and almost fall. She could see a huge wave of water, coming right towards the hospital and the townsfolk. She knew she had to stop it somehow but didn't know what to do, unless she uses her slime but Breaker was seconding guessing herself. She could see everyone screaming and crying and didn't know what to do, her mothers told her to keep her slime power hidden after she arrived in this universe and seeing what happened when meeting Tempest on that day. She could hear the voices, calling her a monsters and a freak.

"Monster, huh..." she thought, as she felt something wet running down her face and looked at her hoof after touching it and could see her rainbow tears.

She didn't have any time, the wave was almost here and everyone was running pass her, while she could hear weaken Dawn and Cozy, telling her to get inside. She turned to them and gave the warmest smile she could and could see them stop running and stare at her, both not liking her expression.

"What are you doing, Blockhead? Get inside, NOW!" Cozy yelled at her, freaking out that she was just standing there.
Breaker turned and could see the wave and closed her eyes, knowing what she has to do but quickly felt someone holding her. She opened her eyes and seeing it was Dawn, who teleported to her, leaving a weak Cozy behind.

"Come on, Breaker. Let's go inside, please. We might be safe in there!" pleaded Dawn, as she was crying and pulling her friend into the hospital.

Breaker could see Dawn was scared and knew what she had to do and pushed her away, confusing her friend but that confusing vanished, as her and Cozy and anyone else who was near could see black tentacles slime coming out of Breaker body.

Dawn could only whisper as she back away from her "...Breaker?"

Soon, Breaker could see the scared stares, not at the coming wave but towards her.

"Dawn, you need to stay away from me and I'm sorry..." She could see her friend didn't understand her and just smiled. "I'm a slime creature, not an Alicorn. I'm a-"

"Monster?" said Dawn, causing Breaker heart to break as she heard that.

"...yeah, a monster." replied Breaker, looking away from her friend.

Dawn was quiet for a second before realizing what she said and tried to say something but Breaker used her tentacles and carried her, Cozy and anyone else back to the hospital and placed them inside and closed the doors by covering it with her slime. Dawn was pounding on the door, begging for her friend to come back in and telling her, she was wrong.
Cozy was confused about the situation, as she didn't understand what was happening or what she was seeing and was just trying her best to stand up but was too drained to do so "Damn it, we need to save her! Come on, move stupid body!" Cozy shouted at herself but couldn't move and fell back on the floor, she could only look outside. She couldn't believe what she was seeing, a pony using their body to make slime tentacles. Was this some kind of dark magic? She knew Breaker had high magical energy but not like this.

Breaker looked away from her friends and stared down the coming wave. "This is it, this is what I was created for, isn't it? A weapon...but I'm going to protect everyone this time than taking lives."

She looked down and could see her black slime flowing from her body and could see her body was turning more inkier, as her skin started to peel off and her true form was showing. She looked into the sky, seeing the rainbow light stopping and watching the wave. Breaker smiled, as she was happy her mom was here to see this, maybe it be enough "All the lives I took and hurt, I finally get a chance to make that up, even if it's not enough...least you'll be watching me...I'm a weapon to destroy but I'm..."

As the wave was almost here, she could feel her body changing more black and her slime changed, as she became more powerful and her slime became bigger. She raised her tentacles, slamming the ground and sending her slime towards the wave, becoming a wall, blocking the water from reaching town but there was a problem, the water was washing away her ink slime, making the barrier smaller and her weaker. Breaker could feel her body changing back to normal, as the wave was coming back but with more force now.

"This is a bad idea..." said Breaker to herself "But I got to save everyone, it's the least I can do!" Breaker shouted, as rainbow tears were leaking out of her eyes.

Breaker could see her life flashed before her eyes, her real mother living alone in the forest but that changed, when she was captured by Kingdom of Night and then dying in the Kingdom of Day and gave birth to her as a black stone pearl, before being found by Nightfall father. Fusion with Blitz and becoming Breaker, a monster.

"...I'm a weapon and a monster but..."

Breaker looked back into the sky, seeing the rainbow light heading to the town, as she knew her mom realize who was stopping the wave.

"But like mom always said to us..."

Breaker closed her eyes and her chest started to glow a rainbow orb light and her tail became rainbow slime and shoot it towards the hospital and all buildings and life she could sense in the area and created a slime shield. She turned to her friends, as her body was breaking down, her eyes melted away but she could still see them. Calling out to her and someone near them took a picture.


"I'm not my mothers past, I'm my own future!"

"BREAKER, NO!!" cried Dawn and Cozy, as they watched the wave crashing into her, destroying her slime body and her crack grey core was washed away.

Up in the sky, Dash watched as the water crashed into the town but seeing everything being protected by a rainbow slime barrier, she knew who did this and fear started to build up within her.

"Oh god, no..." said Dash, as she flew to the town as fast as she could and soon as she reached the town, she could see the rainbow barrier slowly melting, leaving only a somewhat destroyed town and slime looking water. Dash screamed out for her daughter "BREAKER!!"

Meanwhile, up in the dam, Twilight teleported in front of it as she finally heard the news and came right away. With her magic, she placed a purple magical barrier over the huge exposed hole, stopping the water at long last. She quickly turned to the sky and blasted a beam into the storm clouds, clearing the sky and showing a rainbow light, making the whole town bright again. She turned back to the remaining dam.

"Twilight!"

"Huh?" She turned, seeing her wife, Rainbow Dash coming towards her.

Dash stopped and floated next to her.

"Dash, I'm glad you're here. I-"

Dash grabbed her, stopping her from finishing as Dash quickly said "Where is she, Twilight? Can you sense her!?" and started to shake her, hoping for a positive answer.

Twilight looked into her wife's eyes, seeing how worried and scared she was and didn't understand what was wrong.
"Dash, what are you talking about? Who?"

"WHERE IS BREAKER, TWILIGHT!!" shouted Dash, causing Twilight to flinch.

"...What?"

Twilight turned to the town and froze as she could see the slime water, as the protected buildings barrier melted into the water and her brain couldn't process anything. She looked back at her wife and could see the horror on her face, as she finally understood why Dash was acting this way. "D-Dash, did she...?"

Dash slowly nodded, tears were running down her face and the two looked at each other, before blasting off and heading to the town.


Dawn and Cozy could only watch as the wave came finally calm down and the slime barrier melted away and into the water, mixing with and making it slimy. Dawn quickly blasted out of the building and trying to scoop up any slime that was left and talking to it.

"B-Breaker, come on, talk to me, please!" cried Dawn, as she kept searching the water, looking for a single sign of her.

Cozy couldn't believe what she saw and her body was shaking, as her mind couldn't believe what happened.
"She can't be dead, she can't...she promised...we'll get stronger together...she can't die!" Cozy drop to the ground, pounding it, mad at her friend for dying but also at herself "Damn it, I didn't say it, why didn't I tell her?!"

Dawn was still scooping any slime she could find and starting talking to herself "She can't be gone, right?! No, she's just somewhere...right!?" She repeated that while the town folks just looked on, not sure what to do.

"Breaker!!" shouted Dawn and Cozy, as their tears and voices echoed in the water destroyed town.

"D-Did she die?!"

"Was she really a slime creature?!"

"What the hell happened?!"

"What's going to happen to the town?!"

The townsfolk were freaking out, not sure what was going on.

"What do we do now?!"

"Is our town saved?!"

"Did the princess really stop the water from reaching here?!"

Cozy limp her way out of the building and looking at the water, trying to see anymore slime but her ears twitch as she started to hear the folks that Breaker saved, saying awful things about her.

"Why did a monster save us?"

"Maybe it was the reason the storm was created?"

"Shouldn't we go back inside, who knows if its safe now or not! That thing could still be alive! It created this mess!"

Cozy was angry, and furious. Her eyes turned red and her hair and horn glow red, as she turned to them. Ready to blast them apart but she remembered what Breaker taught her, she wasn't that pony anymore and her magic and horn vanished as she just shouted at the crowed "You ungrateful bastards!! That 'monster' was your fucking savior and you dare to question her?!" The townsfolk just stayed quiet.

"We're sorry but that thing-"

Cozy glared at him, making him shut up but a nurse step forward and spoke "I was there, that mons-no, creature, was the one who saved us. We didn't ask her too and she could have just left us, letting us die in the wave but she didn't. She wasn't caused of any of this. She saved us!"

Another nurse spoke "And she didn't have too, she was scared and was just trying to help us, even if that meant losing her own life and I would thank her for it!"

Soon, everyone could see Princess Twilight and her wife landing and calling out Breaker name. A mother griffion, holding her child, walked out of the building and spoke "She's the princess daughter. How could she be evil or a monster? She was kind and sweet and helped my son and I to safely. Helped others and protected us and yet...you guys want to throw her under the bus like this?" Her son and her started to help search, along with others, while the remaining ones just watch.

Sunset teleported on the roof of a nearby building and could see the whole town, seeing the water everywhere in the destroyed town but she saw the townsfolk and noticed Twilight Dash arrived and looking for something in the shallow water. Sunset could feel something was off, as she saw Dawn and Cozy, just standing and looking at the princess and Dash. The mares didn't seem like they were helping them in searching for whoever. Sunset looked around and noticing how the water had mixture of slime, which was moving slowly, as if the slime was alive. Sunset jumped from the roof and headed towards Dawn and Cozy and spoke "Guys, who are you-"

Suddenly, the slime blasted out of the water and was trying to form back into a pony but the slime didn't enough to rebuild itself. Sunset could see it trying to walk, not sure what it was but Dawn and Cozy shouted "It's her, she's alive!"

Everyone quickly turned and hurried over. Twilight and Dash grabbed the slime, crying and smiling and the slime started to cry rainbow tears and moved its limbs around.

"You're okay! You're okay, Breaker! My little girl!" cried Dash, as her tears landed on the slime.

The slime stopped crying and soon, a crack orb flew out of the water and hovered above them and shot into the slime, which made Breaker body becoming normal again. Everyone was shocked, while Dawn and Cozy quickly ran to her and joined in the hug. Breaker could hear everyone in the town, asking her what happened and what they can do and that she did a good job. The mother griffin thanked her, with her child joining in.

"Y-Your welcome, I-I'm glad y-you're okay..." Breaker couldn't stop her tears from flowing. Everyone was happy, thanking her and many were calling her brave creature. A little filly called her Braver, as she misunderstood what her friends and family were calling her, as she was still young.

"Thank you, Braver!" said the filly, jumping up and down.

Soon, everyone was calling her that.

"Braver!"

"You're so brave, Braver!"

Breaker blushed at the name, while Twilight and Dash just chuckled and hugged their daughter, not wanting to let go. Breaker hugged them and asked them something "Moms, call me Braver from now on..."






"That's why I call myself Braver, it will always remind me of not only saving everyone lives that day but also because everyone accepted me for who I was. No matter what, I will never forget how everyone treated me after I saved them."

Twilah could only smile after hearing that story, understanding Braver's new name. She walked over and lower self to her and said "I'm so proud of you, Braver. You did a wonderful job and I know your mom's are so proud of you and would want nothing more than seeing you grow up, become strong and brave like your namesake and to always protect your loved ones."

Braver smiled and hugged her "Thanks, mom."

Braver let her go and everyone started to chat about the town, how the library was made mostly for Braver when she moved here, which made her jump out of her chair.

"Oh right! I need to get back to the library! I closed for my break to do my session and didn't say how long I'll be! I gotta go and-"

Twilight smile as saw herself within Braver in how she panic's "Don't worry, Braver, I'm sure Dawn is covering your shift."

Braver frozen for a second before facing her mom "She can't..." she started to melt, making Twilight realizing something was wrong.

"Why can't she?" asked Twilight, getting up from the chair and walking over to her daughter "Is something wrong with Dawn?"
Braver was quiet, looking around and her ears twitched a few times, before she finally answered her mom "Well, I'm not sure...I kind of made her upset..."

"Upset? What happened?"

Braver didn't want to say why, as it was kind of embarrassing and personal, even more as she learned about love.
"Well, we had an argument...somewhat..."

"Why? Was it over something small or?" Braver rubbed her neck and was quiet. Twilight could feel there was something off, so she went to ask another question "Did Dawn find out you like her?" Twilight had a frown on her face, fearing the worst for her daughter, she was able to teach her about the birds and the bees but was still afraid if her daughter ever got her heartbroken or hurt.

"What!? No, nothing like that! Don't be silly mom! Why would I-"

Twilight placed her hoof on her daughter's mouth and spoke "Honey, it's okay. I know how you feel about Dawn and I know it hurts, not having her feel the same way but-" but before she could finish, Braver pushed her hoof away and looking hurt, making not only Twilight but the others worried as well "Honey, not all first loves work out. Some of them turn into your forever love or just someone you remember fondly. So, it's okay to be hurt by this. You'll always love Dawn but you'll move on and find somepony else. So, it's oka-"

"Stop it mom!" shouted Braver, her voice filled with anger and pain, which made the whole room freeze.

Twilight unsure how to handle this, since she never snapped like this before. She started to sweat, she wasn't sure how to handle her daughter and spoke calmly "Honey, it's not healthy to force her to feel the same way as you. You can't be mad she didn-"

Braver shook her head "But that's not why we are arguing, mom! I-" but Braver couldn't bring herself to say it, as it was er fault that Dawn is mad at her, as she didn't understand her love confession and basically rejected her by mistake.

Twilight turned to her friends, looking for any help but Sunset shrug and Twilah was just as lost as her, so she turned back to her daughter and tap her hooves together and saying "Braver, you know, it's okay if you two argue, you're both teenagers but Dawn only loves you as a friend-" She stop talking, seeing Braver crying when she heard that word "F-friend...Mom, that's not the problem. I-I'm not trying to make Dawn love me, i-it's not like that. It's something else..."

"Like what?"

"I don't want to talk about it, mom..."

"Braver, please tell me. I want to help."

"You can't, mom. It's my problem and I need to fix it. I messed up..."

Twilight wasn't sure what to say, as her daughter wasn't opening up to her and was feeling like a bad parent for not knowing how to help her. So, she said "Then okay. You are a big girl now, Braver. You are growing up and if you need anything, you can always come and talk to me." Twilight leaned forward and gave her a kiss on the cheek and nuzzling her.

Braver couldn't smile at this, her mind was filled with sadness and worry for losing Dawn and her not loving her anymore.

"Braver?" asked Twilight, seeing her daughter didn't smile at her or returned her nuzzle.

"I'm sorry mom, I just..." Braver couldn't finish, she didn't want to keep her mom waiting, so she took a deep breath and walked past her and headed for the door "I just need to head back to the library and open it back up. It was nice seeing you again aunty Sunset. And Twilah?"

Twilah wasn't sure what to say but was still concerned as she answered her "Yeah?"

"Thanks for reminding me why I changed my name, I needed that..." she wasn't smiling or acting happy. She just opened the door and left, closing it behind her.

Everyone was silent, not sure how to process this, since they never seen her like this before. Twilight started to freak out, Braver is clearly struggling with being in love and learning about it and didn't know how to handle the rejection or the idea of losing her best friend.

"Twi, calm down," said Sunset, placing her hoof on her shoulder and turning her around.

"But Sunset, I-"

"You are her mother and it's okay to not know everything or how to handle a situation, but it's also okay to trust your daughter."

Twilight didn't like the idea, she was still worried. She turned to Twilah, who was clearly thinking about all this "Twilah, do you agree with her on that?"

Twilah closed her eyes and nodded to herself and face her friend "Sunset is right."

Sunset smiled "See? Even Tw-" but Twilah cut her off

"But I also disagree. You need to know everything about her, so you can handle the situation better. You should trust her but with everything happening to her, I feel like you should step in and help her, because she is young and needs her mother. She clearly is hurting and you should do something. As a mother, we should do whatever it takes to protect our child. If Blitz was hurting like this, I'll do anything to help her and if that meant telling her how to feel and act, I'll do it. That's how much I love and care for her." explained Twilah, smiling at her friend.

Twilight wasn't sure what to think but knew she agreed. Twilight took a deep breath and sighed "Okay, maybe I should go after her and-"

"NO!" shouted Sunset, knowing exactly where this was going and not wanting that to happen "Twilight, let her go. She's growing up and you shouldn't be babying her."

"But she's my daughter, I should be there for her."

"You are but sometimes, they need space and time to think. Trust me, it's what you do."

Twilah shook her head "You are her mother, you should be there for her and not trusting her right now. You saw how she acted."

Sunset shook her head in disagreement "No, sometimes, we have to learn to take a step back and let them make their own mistakes."

Twilight spoke up, agreeing with her other universe self "It's my duty as a parent, to protect my child and be there for her and to help her. I wasn't there for her when she bottle her pain up, her suffering of what she did in the past and not seeing her struggling with it, making her develop PTSD, not knowing until it was too late and I failed her as a parent. Even more so when I hurt her by being scared of her...I can't keep failing her. I won't. Not anymore!"

"And that's a mistake every parent makes. We do fail our kids, they will never be perfect and neither will we. They will have their faults and problems, so we have to accept and love them and help them the best we can!" quickly said Sunset, trying to stop Twilight from making a huge mistake. Twilah could tell Twilight was going to say something but Sunset interrupted her "Twi, Braver is suffering and is hurting right now, but she's old enough and smart enough, she can handle this. Please trust her."

Twilight suddenly felt angry when she heard that "Trust her!? You don't know my daughter like I do. I've raised her and I know what's best for her. You can't just tell me to trust her and let her handle it! I won't standby and let her suffer because you think its right."

Sunset back away but Twilah stood near her and said "This is exactly why it's wrong to trust her. If you trust her, it could lead to something worse or she do something horrible because she feels like no one understands her and I don't want to see Twilight lose her daughter! She's me after all."

Sunset could see Twilight nodding in agreement, but Sunset wasn't ready to give up "I get that, I really do but you can't always help her, as she'll grow and learn from her mistakes and you can't help her al-"

Twilight wasn't taking that, since her daughter was in pain and needed her "I'm her mother, of course I should! How dare you tell me I shouldn't be there for her when she needs me the most! I can't keep doing that to her! I can't fail her like that again!"

Sunset could see Twilight was serious and wasn't going to back down "Fine, but what will happen if Braver hates you for not trusting her."

"I'll deal with that, if and when it happens, but she's hurting and needs me."

"Then go," said Sunset, turning her back to Twilight, feeling defeated.

Twilah smiled, happy Twilight was taking her side and said "Let's go!"

Twilight and Twilah started to walk towards the door but Sunset spoke "Just one thing."

The two stop, turned around and asked "What is it?"

Sunset took a deep breath and exhale and then asked "Do you trust her? Like really trust her?"

"With all my heart." answered Twilight, not hesitating at all.

"Then go and help your daughter, but remember this, sometimes, we need to take a step back and trust our kids, as they need that too and not being smothered and babied, or they will resent us. You can't protect her forever, they have to grow up."

Twilight was surprised by Sunset and didn't say anything but just smile and nod to her. The two left, leaving Sunset alone.
Sunset smiled and then said to herself "She's a tough cookie, so I'll trust her, but Twilight and Twilah, I hope you two can understand that. She's like you Twilight, she's smart, kind and will figure things out on her own and if she's anything like you, she will do the right thing. Trust her, just trust her..."





Braver ran through the streets, hoping to get back to the library, as soon as possible. She was thinking about Dawn and how stupid she was in not realizing she confessed to her, she was crying and was mad at herself for making her friend cry.

"Stupid! I'm so stupid! I'm such an idiot! How did I not realize it! How!?" she was so focus on her thoughts, she never realized someone was following her and calling out to her.

"Hey! HEY! HEY!" Braver stopped and turned around and saw someone chasing her, once she got closer, she could see it was Cozy and was out of breath.

"What are you doing here, Cozy?" asked Braver.

Cozy caught her breath and said "Looking for you, blockhead! What the heck, I been waiting at the library but its closed!"

"Sorry about that, I been-"

"I know blockhead. Getting help with your problems. Not mad at you but at Dawn. Why isn't she helping you covering your shift?"

Braver didn't want to say and tried to leave "Not sure, maybe she's just-"

"Don't lie to me, Blockhead! I can tell when your hiding something."

"It's none of your business, Cozy! Leave me alone and go away." said Braver, turning around and walked away.

Cozy wasn't ready to drop this and was annoyed that Braver was treating her this way. She grabbed her and dragged her into a nearby alleyway.

"HEY! COZY! LET ME GO!"

"Not till you tell me why she isn't helping you." she tossed her into the wall and pin her down "She basically do anything for you but since you are acting like this, tells me something is up."

Braver tried to push her off but Cozy was fighting her down "I told you, it's none of your business!"

"I can't let you do that, not until you tell me...why? huh?" Cozy could sense Braver magical energy growing. She smirk at this.

Braver narrowed her eyes at her "I told you, Cozy, I can't! This is between her and I."

"And I can't just leave it be, not when my best friend is clearly bother by something!" said Cozy, using her alicorn form and then smacking her hooves together, as she was getting hype up in seeing Braver getting mad, as its been a long time she last seen her this way.

Braver rose her body up, hooves in the air and was gonna push her but Cozy pushed back with her hooves, locking each other in place and said "Tell me, why isn't she helping you? Huh?"

"I don't have to answer you! Let me go!"

"Make me!" Cozy was pushing back against her.

Braver wasn't taking this, she was done with this and started to turn into her slime form.

Cozy was happy about this and wanted to fight her ever since remembering how powerful was in this form "Come on! Come on! Come on! Show me the old you! Breaker! Breaker! Breaker! COME OUT! BREAKER! BREAKER!" She could tell Braver was getting angry, as the ground started to shake and her eyes glowed purple "Come on, Breaker, show yourself! Breaker! Breaker!"

Braver had enough, she pushed her back and tackle her to the air, as the two flew through the sky.

"Yeah! That's it, Breaker!" shouted Cozy, happy she finally got her attention.

Braver was fighting her and hitting her non stop and Cozy was having the time of her life.
"COME ON! I DARE YOU! SHOW YOUR TRUE SELF, BREAKER! BREAK EVERYTHING IN YOUR WAY!" shouted Cozy, loving the chaos they were causing in the sky.
They were still flying in the air, Braver still hitting her but Cozy wasn't fighting back at all but blocking the hits. Cozy could tell she wasn't letting it all out and knew what she had to do.

"COME ON! YOU THINK YOUR HARD, WHY DON'T YOU BREAK ME THEN!?" Braver froze when she heard that and was still.
Cozy could tell that didn't work and then decided to play her final card.

"If you don't do it..." Cozy turned red, her eyes becoming burning red magical energy, smiling all evil like "I'm going to hurt Dawn!"

Braver eyes went pure white and her white halo appeared above her head "NO!"

"THEN DO IT! HURT ME OR ELSE!" Braver couldn't hold back anymore and tackle her so hard, it created a sonic rainboom but the rainbow wave was only light blue and purple colors. They flew back into the town but Braver decrease her speed quickly and crash into the library, taking half the roof down and making a big hole in the library floor, with Braver on top of a smiling Cozy.

"That's it, Breaker. Do it. Hurt me. Tell me why you are so mad!." Cozy wasn't going easy on her.

Braver couldn't hold it anymore, she screamed so loud, that the tree building shook with such fury "DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH HER! EVEN THOUGH I HURT HER! I WON'T LET YOU HURT HER!"

"You hurt her?"

"YES, OK! I DID! I HURT HER! I MADE HER CRY AND I'M SO ANGRY AT MYSELF FOR NOT REALIZING HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT ME!" screamed Braver, with rainbow tears flowing down her slime cheeks but she was taken a back when she felt her eyes being wiped away by Cozy.

"That's it. Let it out." said Cozy, smirking and then asked her in a painful tone "So you didn't realize she loved you?"

"NO! I didn't and I made her cry. I was so stupid, I should have realize it and I hate myself for making her feel this way and now she's gone..." cried Braver, slowly turning back to normal, also realizing in how she acted against Cozy and started to nuzzle her, begging for her forgiveness.

Cozy blush hard "Hey, hey, stop it, it's fine." 

"But I was mean to you and-"

Cozy pushed her off and sat up "You have every right to be mean, I was trying to push your buttons."

"But I shouldn't have lost my temper and-" cried Braver as she tried to hug her friend but Cozy just stop her with her hoof.

"Stop it, it's fine. Besides, its been a long time, I've seen you so mad. Last time was when we first met. Plus..." Cozy placed her other hoof on Braver chest and smirk "Love seeing your fighting spirit! That's the Braver I know! That's my girl."

Braver blush when she called her 'her girl' and said "Ok, I get it."

"Good and..." Cozy blush as well, moving away her hooves and crossing her arms, looking away, not wanting her to see her face "I'm sorry for calling you by your old name and saying those things. I shouldn't have."

"But-"

Cozy pointed her hoof and touch Braver nose "Don't but me! I said a lot of bad things to you just now and I shouldn't have! I won't go back on my word from all those years ago." she slowly looked at her and smiling "I promise, remember?".
Braver could only smile back with tears and hugged her hard "I FORGIVE YOU! I KNOW YOU AREN'T EVIL ANYMORE! I FORGIVE YOU!"

Cozy's eyes were wide, never seeing her so happy and just let it be and smiled "Yeah, yeah, just stop hugging me so hard. Don't break my back, okay?"

Braver let her go and started to talk to her as Twilight and Twilah slowly rose up from behind the window, looking inside.

"Who's that pony? Isn't she one of Braver's friends?"

"Yes, her name is Cozy Glow."

"Wait, I remember her from your memories. Wasn't she evil?"

Twilight just smiled and said "She's good now. Thanks to Braver."

Twilah remember seeing the fighting and seeing them destroying half the library "You sure?"

"Yes..." said Twilight, with a awkward smile "Braver is very good at making friends with...the oddest of characters."

Twilah and Twilight looked back inside, watching the two fixing the library up with magic. Twilah turned to her friend and asked how did Braver befriend Cozy. Twilight lowered herself along with Twilah.

"Well, what I remembered what Braver told me..."





9 years ago

It was a few months after Cozy and Chrysalis escape from their stone prison. Chrysalis went underground but there was sightings of Cozy in Canterlot, so I increase security in the castle and in the city itself. Wasn't sure why she was staying in the city, knowing she could get caught and didn't understand why she would put herself at risk, almost like she was looking for something.
It was a year after Braver came to live with us and since we had no idea when she was born, we made that day her birthday. Going by what Sky and Nightfall showed us, Blitz was six when...you know, so it means Braver was seven like her sister. We created a big surprise party for her, all our friends and family were setting everything up but we had to keep her busy, so I asked her to clean and organize the school library, she wanted to be like Nightfall in being a librarian, so it was a perfect way to keep her busy until the party was ready...

The school was empty, except for a few students who were practicing their magic for the upcoming talent show and the library was empty as Braver, known as Breaker at the time, was helping the old colt librarian, as he was slowly use his horn magic to push the cart of books and talking to Breaker.

"So you have a sister?" asked the old colt.

"Yep. A twin."

"Is she just like you?"

Breaker chuckled "Oh no, she is very different." she happily trotted around the old unicorn, as she was helping him "My sister is super fast and cute! But I'm just strong and break things..."

"Oh, don't say that, my dear." said the old librarian, fixing his glasses as he looked her "Everyone is special and have their own qualities, it's just some are a bit more unique and different, just like you. You aren't bad at all, young filly."

"Thanks, Mr. Librarian. You are so nice, I want to work here one day! My mommy was a library like you! So I wanna do that one day too!"

The old unicorn chuckled "Of course, of course." he smiled at her, happy to have someone so eager to help.
Breaker smiled, looking up and seeing the books in the air, as the unicorn was using his magic to stack the books on the cart. She saw her halo glowing and could feel her magic flowing.

"I wonder if I can do that?" she closed her eyes and concentrated but nothing happened. She looked up, still concentrating but still nothing happened.

"Something wrong?"

"No, no, just trying something."

The librarian smiled at her, thinking she was doing a magic spell with that floating halo she was carrying and just let her do her thing, as he continue to stack the books.

Breaker opened her eyes, her halo still glowing, as she was trying her hardest but still nothing was happening. Her ears went back, disappointed that she couldn't do a simple magic trick, as she wanted to prove her worth. She was so angry as she followed the old colt but she wasn't paying attention where she was going and bump into the cart, which sent flying into a shelf, knocking it down and all the books falling.

"Oh no." said Breaker, her halo disappearing.

The old colt lowered a book he was looking at and saw the mess "What happen?"

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Librarian! I'll fix it!" she went over to the self, using her strength to push it back up and starting to put the books back in place.

"Oh, no need. No harm done." said the old colt, not caring at all what happened but was shock at Breaker strength "I say, kids these days are stronger than I remember, how old are you?"

"Six, sir!"

"Really? Your bigger than any six year old filly I've seen and a lot stronger." he chuckled, as he walked off to pick up a book he was holding "When is your birthday? I hope you are having a big cake this year."

Breaker ears went back in sadness "...I don't have one..."

"No birthday?" he whisper, surprised by the news "You must have one? What do your parents say about that?"

"I have no real parents. I was just created..." replied Breaker, dropping the books she had in her arms.

"But-"

"Can I be alone? Please, Mr. Librarian. I just need some alone time. I'll fix this mess, okay?" asked Breaker, as she didn't want to break down in front of him.

The old librarian nodded and didn't know what to do, so he just went to a different section of the library, so the little filly could have her alone time.

Breaker took a deep breath, trying her best to hold back her tears and slowly walking away from the cart, heading into the back part of the library, not even seeing the little pink alicorn filly sneaking into the library and looking for something.

"Where is it? My research said it be here? Come on, it has to be here?" said the little alicorn, using her magic to open up a books and started reading each one.

Breaker, on the other hand, was in the back, sitting under a table, crying softly.

"I'm not a real pony like everyone else. Can't even use magic or even having a real birthday. Just a fake pony who's a monster, that was created and I shouldn't exist..."

The pink alicorn kept searching for whatever she was looking for, until she heard the crying and looked around the library, wondering where it was coming from and slowly followed it, finding it was coming from under a desk.

"Hello?" she called out.

Braver froze, hearing her voice and quickly wiped her tears away.

"Hello? Is somepony under there?" asked the little Alicorn, slowly going under the table and finding a small little Alicorn like her, which made her smile as she knew who it was "Aren't you Twilight Sparkle kid? I remember finding those newspaper reports of the announcement, where she adopted a alicorn filly. That's you right? You're that kid?"

Breaker slowly turned around and was in shock, looking at the alicorn, as she only thought there was only her mother, Cadence, Flurry Heart and finally, former princesses Luna and Celestia as the only alicorns. Breaker smiled and answered her "Yeah, that's me. And I didn't think there be another alicorn here! What's your name!? I'm Breaker!"

"Breaker?" she chuckled, as the Breaker's face was close to her and she was a little scared by how close she was getting "Uh, my name is Cozy Glow," she pushed her away  "And yeah, I'm a alicorn. So, you really are her kid, huh?"

Breaker nodded with a smile "Yep! I'm her kid!"

Cozy horn started to glow "That's great to hear!" her smile became evil looking as she grabbed Breaker with her magical aura "I can have my revenge! This is going to be fun!"

Breaker tip her head to the side, not understanding what she meant but quickly realize she meant as playing a game.
"Fun? Oh like playing a game!?"

Cozy didn't answer her and was surprised, how dumb this alicorn was and slowly put her down "Oh yes, a game. A fun game, yes, yes."

Breaker eyes and horn were glowing with excitement, as she jump in joy but hitting her head under the table, sending it flying, which didn't hurt her and Cozy just stared at her, sensing the powerful magical energy in her.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah! This is so cool, a new friend, a game to play! What game are we playing!?"

Cozy chuckled, rubbing the bottom of her muzzle "Hmm, a good one. You see, the rules are you can't tell anyone about me, and we are going to play a treasure hunt. First we need a book, a book that tells us where the treasure is and how to get it."

"Oooooh, I love those kind of games!" said Breaker, looking around the library, looking for a good book for the game.

"The book is called 'History of the fallen Mage: Vile Darkness'."

Breaker nodded "Okay! Where is it?"

"Well, it's here somewhere in this library. You'll look for it, while I give you orders."

"Oh, that sounds like fun! I'll do it, I'm great at games!"

"Oh, I bet you are, Breaker." said Cozy, with a devilish smile, as Breaker was being so naive, not noticing the evil smirk Cozy was giving her.

"Why don't you start searching for it and we'll go from there."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Breaker ran off, starting to look for the book and Cozy started looking around the library, making sure no one saw her. She hide under a table and rubbing her hooves together, excited to get her revenge on Twilight Sparkle and the others for defeating her and putting her in that stone prison.

"After a few years, I'm finally free and can take my revenge and this little dumb, naive alicorn is going to help me get the power I need and once I'm done with Twilight, I'll become queen of Equestria! I'll become the most powerful pony alive! With power, I'll have everything and nopony will tell me what to do! They'll bow to me and I'll rule everything!"
She saw Breaker, looking through the shelves and smiled evilly.
"And that little blockhead, I'll make her my slave, when she is the key to all of my plans now. She doesn't even realize how much power she has and the idiot isn't even using her horn to its full potential. All it would take is a few tricks, and she'll be eating out of my hoof. Why have friendship when you can just manipulate them and rule everything!"
She then realized she had said the last part out loud and looked around, hoping no one was around and let out a sigh of relief, no one heard her.

"I wonder where that book is?" said Cozy, looking around.

"Right here!" said Breaker, smiling happily as she drop the book in front of her new friend.

Cozy was shocked and stared at the book on the ground and it was indeed the book she was looking for. She couldn't believe how quick she found it, she didn't even see her find the book.

"H-How did you find it?"

"You said the book is called History of the fallen Mage: Vile Darkness and since my mom was a librarian, I checked the index under History and Vile Darkness, so I searched for that and there was only one book under that topic and it was this book!"

Cozy just stared at her and was shocked "Oh wow, you're good."

"Really!?"

"Yeah, yeah, I mean you're a really smart girl, you must of had pick that up from Twilight. I can tell you love reading."

Breaker rubbed the back of her head and chuckle "Really? I'm just like mom? Thank you, Cozy."

Cozy didn't respond but gave her a fake smile, not believing how gullible this filly was and quickly took the book and opened it. Reading about Vile, the fallen mage.

"Yes, the fallen mage was a powerful and evil unicorn, who created a infinite source of magic, called the Infinity necklace. He tried to conquer the world, using its powers and was the most powerful unicorn to have lived. With the necklace power, he could rule the world."

"Wow, he was powerful! What happened to him and the necklace?"

Cozy flip a few pages and found it "It said he was defeated by Elements of Harmony by the first ever princess of Equestria, she defeated and destroyed him. They tried to destroy the necklace but the power of the necklace was too great, that they had to seal it away in the vault of the castle!" Cozy shut the book and laugh evilly.

Breaker was confused "Um, what's funny?"

Cozy calmed down and put her hoof over her mouth "Oh, I'm sorry. It's just funny how stupid the mage was, to think he can rule the world, he was so weak and couldn't beat a mere princess. It just funny, the power the necklace he had, and he couldn't use it properly and got his butt kicked."

Breaker laugh too "Yeah, he was weak, like a little foal."

"Yeah, and it says the vault is deep underground, and only a few ponies have access to it. If I can get my hooves on the necklace, then I can-" Cozy quickly realize she said that out loud and quickly looked at Breaker, who just smiled at her, still being naive, so Cozy just said "I can have friends, yeah friends." she felt sick saying that.

"You don't have friends? I'll be your friend!"

Cozy forced a smile "Yes, I would love that and you'll be my first friend."

"Yay! This is awesome!" cheered Breaker, pumping her hooves in the air.

Cozy rolled her eyes and looked at the book, again "Now, to get the necklace, we need a way  to get inside the castle vault. There is only one way in and that is with the Royal family, but only the princess and a few members have access."

"I can get us in there!"

Cozy turned her head towards her and looked at her with shock and surprise "You can!? How?"

Breaker gave her a smug look "I'm not telling but I really can get us in there!"

Cozy wanted to kill this foal and slowly walked closer to her "I would like to know how, because it would make things so much easier and I wouldn't have to waste time figuring out a plan."

"Oh, yeah, a plan. Sorry, Cozy, but I'm not telling. I just can't. But I can get us in."

Cozy growled under her breath and smiled at her "Well, if that's true, then you can help me. You can't tell anyone about our little secret, alright."

"Sure, but why?"

"It's just our little game, a fun game. You can't tell anypony, you have to keep this between us. Promise?"  asked Cozy, giving Breaker a fake smile.

"Sure, I won't tell."

"Promise me." said Cozy, with a evil look in her eyes.

Breaker put her hoof over her heart "Okay, I promise, no matter what, I won't tell anyone about our new friendship!"

"Good, now-wait what!? Friendship!?"

Breaker gave her a smile "Yes, that's what this is, right? We're friends, right? We're hanging out and having fun, so we are friends!"

"Friends..." whispered Cozy, feeling sick to her stomach as she said that.

"Yep, best friends."

Cozy forced a smile "R-right, best friends. Bestest of friends. Now, let's get going."

Breaker jumped in the air, excited to go and Cozy slowly followed her, smiling as her plan was working, so far and it wouldn't be long till she gets the necklace and takes her revenge. She had wonderful thoughts of defeating Twilight and the others, while laughing evilly but suddenly felt someone grabbing her hoof, it was Breaker, who was walking next to her and smiling happily at her.
Cozy was surprised at first and was about to yell at her but then stopped and smiled, thinking about her plan and smiled. She held onto her hoof, as the two girls walked through the school back exit and towards the castle. It wasn't long until Breaker asked her something.

"Hey, Cozy?"

"Yes, what is it?"

"Why don't you have any friends?"

Cozy didn't say anything and just looked ahead, not wanting to answer. Breaker look down, thinking it was a sour topic for her "I'm sorry, that was rude."

"No, no, it's fine." Cozy sighed, getting real tired of all this friendship crap "To be honest, I don't really understand friendship or why ponies are so obsessed with it. It's not like it's anything special."

Breaker looked down in sadness, saying "...maybe you just didn't meet the right ponies or creatures, yet."

Cozy looked at her, annoyed and angry, but hid it behind her fake smile. She hated to talk about this, not just because it made her mad but because she felt her plan was falling apart, if she keeps asking these kinds of questions.

"What makes them so special, that they deserve to have such power over me?"

"Power over you? What do you mean?"

Cozy stopped, letting go of Breaker hoof and looked down, shaking her head "Forget it."

Breaker tilted her head and looked at her, concerned and confused. She never seen a pony act like this and wasn't sure what to do and didn't want to push Cozy's buttons but she had to know "...did your friends had power over you? Used you? Hurt you?"

Cozy didn't respond and was getting really mad.

Breaker walked closer to her and reached her hoof out, placing it on her shoulder, making her flinch. Cozy was surprised, feeling her hoof on her shoulder and looked up at her and she didn't see a look of disgust or hatred or fear but a look of kindness and understanding.
"Cozy, I don't know why ponies hurt you and used you, but I'm not going to. I would never do that and you don't need them. You have me now and I'm going to show you, you're special and have a heart. You don't need to be the strongest, bravest or smartest to have a place here." Breaker placed her hoof on her own heart "It's not about being the best or having the most, its about being there for each other, even when you have nothing. That's what makes friends, a friend and I'll be there for you, no matter what. It's like a cool and fastest pegasus alive once told 'Live and learn! Open your heart! It doesn't matter now what happens, as long as I follow my rainbow. So, don't give up on the chance for friendship and a second chance. That's what life is about: giving and taking chances.' and I'll take that chance with you."

Cozy stared at her, her mouth was wide open in shock and was speechless. She wasn't sure what to say or how to respond and was so angry but it soon faded and she had a different emotion and didn't want to admit it.

Breaker just smiled, as Cozy stood there and looked at her and soon she smiled too. She didn't believe in second chances but seeing this filly made her think twice.
"Maybe you're right, maybe..." but Cozy shook her head, as she remembered being used by others, so many times and couldn't trust this girl, so put on a fake smile again "So, about the necklace, are you sure we can get into the vault?"
Breaker gave her a nod, not wanting to push her more than she already has.
"Well, good, let's go. Just need to be careful." said Cozy, seeing all the guards and ponies around.

"Don't worry, I got us covered." replied Breaker, taking Cozy hoof again.

Cozy wasn't sure how but didn't question it and followed her as they kept walking through the back alleyways of the streets, away from the guards. She wasn't sure why but her heart was racing and not just from the excitement, the plan was coming together and she would finally be powerful enough to take revenge on Twilight and the others. It felt so good and was getting really excited, not able to contain herself. She couldn't wait to have all that power and she would take down those fools.

(As my daughter was leading Cozy back to the castle, I, Dash and the others were almost done in sitting up the party)





Twilight stood in the middle of the great hall of the castle, checking off stuff as she looked around, seeing everyone setting up things. She could see Pinkie setting up the decorations with her party cannon while Rarity and her sister helped her, before getting covered in decoration by a misfire of the cannon, causing Pinkie to laugh and apologize, for shooting them. Rainbow Dash and her parents was busy helping set up the tables, making sure everything was ready and Applejack and her family was getting the food ready in the kitchen. Her own parents and family were busy getting the last details of the party ready but she noticed Fluttershy finally arriving but she was alone, which made her wonder where was Discord.

Fluttershy saw Twilight and waved at her and walked up to her, smiling at her and asked "Hi, Twilight, how is the party preparations going?"

Twilight returned her smile "Hey, Fluttershy, it's going well but are you alone? Thought Discord would be with you."

"Oh, well..." Fluttershy looked nervous, like she didn't know how to explain the reason "...he's not coming. Can't say why, sorry Twilight."

Twilight had a feeling it was something stupid, knowing Discord.

Fluttershy continued, not wanting to talk about him "So, need some help?"

"Yes, could you make sure the balloons are set up?"

"Of course, I'll get right to it!" Fluttershy turned around, leaving Twilight alone and went over to the box of balloon, helping Cheese Sandwich with the rest. Twilight look at her list but quickly heard something being rolled into the hall and look up and saw DJ Pon-3, pushing her DJ equipment.

"DJ Pon-3, you a little late, but welcome." said Twilight, looking over her list again and check it off.

DJ Pon-3 gave her a nod and started setting up her equipment. Twilight smiled and put the list down on nearby table, walking over to the DJ table, seeing her setting up but soon seeing DJ Pon-3 girlfriend walking into the hall with rest of the DJ stuff and her own cello case. Twilight knew who it was and greeted her, as she was helping her girlfriend set up.
"Octavia Melody, I'm glad you could make it, Dash only wanted a DJ but I felt we needed some 'classic' music as well. Glad you two can come, it will be a great party, thanks to the both of you."

Octavia nodded, smiling "We're happy to be here, this is going to be a great party."

"Thanks, Octavia." Twilight looked over the great hall, seeing the DJ equipment, food, the balloons, tables and a lot of the other things set up and looked at the clock and smiled, knowing the party would start soon "This will be a party, Breaker will always remember! oh!" Twilight noticed Starlight, Sunburst, Sunset and Dawn arrived, as Sunset was talking to Starlight. Twilight could see Dawn was carrying a huge gift and quickly looking around for her best friend, Breaker.
"Starlight, glad you can make it." Twilight hugged her friend and then hugged Sunburst and then Sunset. She smiled at Dawn "And I'm so happy you and your family could make it, Dawn, it's always a pleasure seeing you. I know Breaker going to be happy to see you like always! She's always talking about you."

Dawn blushed and couldn't help but smile "Thanks, Princess..."

Twilight petted her head "Please, just call me Twilight. Any friend of my daughters is a friend of mine."

"Th...thanks, Twilight."

"Dawn, why don't you put the gift with the other gifts over there?" Starlight pointed over to the other gifts but Dawn gave her a cold look, making Starlight sad.

"Oh, um, sure..." Dawn carried the huge gift over to the other gifts.

Sunset followed her as she was carrying a gift as well, leaving the three alone to talk.

"So, have you two finish talking it over about Dawn being my chosen student? Like I said after the test, she's has high level of magical energy and I would love to have her as my student. She could learn a lot from me and could teach her a lot of stuff, like how Celestia taught me."

Starlight sighed, looking sad and nervous "...well, we have and I have a lot of questions about the program. Even more so, if she becomes...an alicorn."

Twilight's smiled faded, seeing her best friend was very nervous and unsure about this. Twilight looked around and saw no one was near them, so she whispered "You still don't think I should chose Dawn as my future successor? Because of her...secret?" then turning to Sunburst, who became sad but his wife held his hoof, telling him everything will be okay.

As the three were talking, Dawn returned and asked where was Breaker. Making Twilight quickly looking around the great hall and seeing everything was ready.  She turned to Dawn and answered her "She's at the school library. Can you get her? The surprise party is ready for her now."

"I can get her. I'll be right back!" Dawn ran out of the hall, heading for the school but quickly noticing Cozy and Breaker, sneaking their way into the castle and wonder who the was pink alicorn filly was and followed them.

(Braver and Cozy got into the castle without any of the guards noticing and was about to head to the underground vault but Braver made a stop to her room.)

"Why are we here?"

Breaker let go of her hand and opened the door, revealing her messy room, filled with books and junk, that looked like a tornado went through the room. She entered her room, looking around the mess and sighed.
"I'm not much of a clean person. My mom is always yelling at me, saying I need to clean my room but I'm too busy to do that."

"Yeah, it's a pig sty. But why are we here, when we should be heading to the vault?"

Braver turned around and looked down at her "...You said we were friends, right?"

"Yes, so what?"

Breaker glee with happiness and quickly returning for something in her room, while Cozy sighed with annoyance, seeing her wasting time but unknown to the two, Dawn was spying on them from behind the door with a cold stare.

"Here!" Breaker ran back to her, holding a huge box and setting it down and opening it. Cozy looked inside and see just junk but Breaker took out a friendship bracelet, made from yarn, beads and feathers and looked at her "...This is something I've learned from Dawn, my bestest friend! She calls its a friendship bracelet. See, I'm wearing mine." Breaker showed her the one on her arm, which Dawn made her.

Cozy wasn't interested, rolling her eyes "That's great but what does this have to do with m-huh!?" Cozy was taken aback as Breaker held her hoof and put it on her, causing her to blush.

"There!" Breaker took out the same one from the box and put it on "Now we have matching ones! We're the best of friends, now! Right, Cozy?" asked Breaker, putting her hoof near hers, showing how they match.

Cozy touch it and whisper "...R...right..." as she felt something strange in her, as Breaker gave her a warm smile, causing the strange feeling to grow more.

Dawn, hiding behind the door, was filled with so much rage. Seeing Breaker with another filly and giving away a friendship bracelet like that. She believed that Breaker didn't need anymore friends when she had her. It was making her mad but the moment she was about to step in, Breaker pulled Cozy into a hug, seeing Cozy blushing red. This made Dawn break down the door, scaring the two and making them jump.

"Breaker?!" screamed Dawn, with rage in her eyes.

"Luster Dawn!" happily cheered Breaker, letting Cozy go and hugging Dawn with all her might, making the rage in Dawn completely disappear.

"B...Breaker..." said Dawn, hugging her back and so filled with joy.

Cozy looked at the two and sigh, seeing her chance to get into the vault was over.

Dawn and Breaker let each other go, making Dawn glare at Cozy and asking who she is and why was she hugging her.
"Oh, she's my new friend, her name is Cozy Glow. I'm helping her to get inside the underground vault! We're doing a treasure hunt! Want to join us!?" asked Breaker.

"No, because we have somewhere to be!"

"But Dawn..." whine Breaker, making Dawn blush but Cozy glared at her, making Dawn glare back.

"I said no, we have to be somewhere. It's related to you. So let's go"

Breaker became sad, causing Dawn to feel bad but quickly shook her head and grab her hoof and pulled her out of the room by force, which cause Cozy to be angry. Not because she lost her way into the vault but because she was seeing someone using their so called friendship, to make the other do what they want and the look on Breaker face, made Cozy realized that this was something Breaker didn't like. She quickly got between the two and glare at Dawn.

"See Breaker, this is what I mean. So called friends using their power of friendship to get what they want, not caring for what the other wants or thinks. This is the true colors of friendship and why I don't have any. I won't allow this, not even if it's against you." Cozy turned around, smiling at Breaker and taking her hoof and pulling her away "Come on, let's go to the vault."

Dawn growled, grabbing the other side of Breaker hoof, not allowing her to move.

"She's not going with you! She's coming with me and if you think, I'm going to lose her to you, think again!"

Breaker became nervous, seeing her two bestest friends fighting as they used her as tug of war.

"She might be a blockhead but I'm not letting someone like you be her friend!"

Dawn grew more mad as she heard Cozy call Breaker that "Blockhead!? It's Breaker! I'll have you know that I'm her first and only friend, she doesn't need someone like you. So just go away and leave us alone!"

Cozy wasn't backing down, pulling harder "She's MY friend now and she's coming with ME, so let go!"

"Like hell, I will! I'm not letting you have her!"

"I'm not letting her go!"

Breaker felt the two were about to break her arms, causing her to cry and beg the two to stop but the two were so caught up in their anger, they didn't hear her. They kept tugging, not stopping until Breaker pulled them towards her and hug them both, causing both fillies to blush bright red.

"Please stop! Don't fight over me. Please, I can't see my bestest friends, fight like this!" cried Breaker, shocking the two, as they heard her cry. Cozy had a worried look on her face, while Dawn notice it.

"...You really care about her, don't you?" asked Dawn, looking at Cozy.

Cozy looked away "So, what of it? It doesn't mean anything."

"I care about her too...deeply."

When Cozy heard that, she felt something in her, it was fear but she didn't know why. She slowly turned to the crying Breaker and that fear disappeared. She started to realize what it was and she didn't like it, so she decided to do what she was planning on doing and use her. She push Breaker off and dust herself off and said "Good for you but Breaker here promise me to get inside the vault. Promises comes first before friendship, right Breaker?"

Breaker looked up at Cozy and slowly nodded, as she was still sad.

Dawn growled at her, causing Cozy to smirk and walked past her "Then come on, let's go."

"I'm coming too! I'm not leaving her alone with you!"

Cozy sighed, looking over her shoulder at her and smiled "Fine by me."

The three headed towards the underground basement, where the vault was located and finally stood in front of the huge doors. Cozy turned to Breaker, asking how to get inside, which Breaker told them to turn around, as they couldn't see her unlock it, not wanting to reveal her slime powers to anyone. Cozy didn't want to, but Dawn put her arm around her neck and forced, holding her tight.

"Hey! Let go!" shouted Cozy, trying to get out of her grip but couldn't.

"If you want to be friends with her, then you're going to need start trusting her. If not, then you can't be friends with her!"

Cozy stop fighting, causing Dawn to let her go. Both stood there, waiting, while Breaker turned into a puddle of slime and getting inside the crack of the doors and creeping into the lock system and trying to unlock the doors.
Cozy could hear the lock being work on, which made her smile. Her goal of getting her revenge was going to come true and no one will stand in her way. Dawn noticed the smile, glaring at her.

"I still don't trust you, not one bit."

Cozy looked at her, glaring back "I don't need you to. I'm only going to be friends with Breaker and you ca-" Cozy froze as she heard herself say that, as it came out of her mouth without her realizing. She wasn't here to be friends with Breaker. She quickly remember her plans, destroying Twilight and her friends and ruling over all of Equestria. That was the only thing on her mind and yet, Breaker appeared in her thoughts, seeing that stupid blockhead smile, making her blush. She became angry and wanting to punch that blockhead face...yet, she wanted to nuzzle that stupid face and- "Stop it! Stop thinking of that blockhead!"

"That blockhead is my friend, so stop calling her that! She only needs me!" shouted Dawn, grabbing Cozy collar and glaring at her.

Cozy pushed her off, glaring hard at her "You keep saying your her friend but the way you talk about her, it sounds like you see her as some kind of possession and not a living breathing person!"

Dawn growled, about to snap back but the vault door was slowly opening, causing the two to look and notice Breaker walking out of the vault, smiling and looking worn out.
"I did it! I open the vault!" cheered Breaker, not noticing the tension in the room.

The two didn't say anything, just standing there. Dawn walked up to her and told her, she did a good job, causing her to be less worn out. Cozy didn't like this, so she walked pass them but she quickly gave Breaker a hug, shocking her and Dawn.

"Thank you, Breaker, you did great. Come on, let's check the vault together."
Dawn was annoyed by this as they entered the vault and seeing the treasures it held but Cozy was interested in a grey necklace with a red gem that looked like a infinite loop and pick it up and putting it on. As she did, a red light surrounded her, causing her to fall to her knees and holding her head in pain.

"What's happening!?" shouted Dawn, rushing to her side and Breaker was worried and was about to help her, until the light was gone and Cozy stood up, smiling.

"Joking! It was a prank. You really should've seen the look on your faces, priceless!" giggled Cozy, causing Dawn to growl.

"You little!" Dawn shouted but Breaker, who was laughing at the joke, held her back "Why are even here? What's so important about this necklace?"

Cozy didn't reply, just smirking at her and leaving the room, which pissed her off more but Breaker kept her back, not wanting to see her friend fight again. She asked her question, hoping to change topics.
"Dawn, I forgot to ask but where did I needed to be?"

"What? Oh, that's right!" said Dawn, finally calming down and remembering the surprise party "Just follow me!"

Dawn lead her down the dark hall, passing Cozy, who quickly ran up to Dawn, thinking she was going to warn the others.
"Where are you going?" asked Cozy, with a faint red aura forming around her.

Dawn glared at her but sighed as she pulled her in and whisper "To her surprise party."

"Oh...wait, will everyone be there? Like Twilight and her stupid friends?"

Dawn tip her head in confusing "Of course! Everyone was invited and will be there. Why you ask?...stupid friends?"

Cozy smirk and quickly grabbed Breaker hoof and made her to run faster "Just checking is all."


As they reached the great hall, the girls stopped and saw everything dark, until the lights turned on, revealing Breaker parents, family and friends, all of them yelling out 'Surprise!'

"Wow, a surprise party for me? But why?" asked Breaker, not understanding what's going on.

Before Twilight and Dash could answer, they quickly noticed Cozy behind her, glaring at Twilight and ready to fight.

"What's the meaning of this!?" shouted Twilight, pointing her hoof at Cozy, while Dash and rest of her friends stood ready to take on Cozy.

"You have a lot of nerve coming here after what you did!" shouted Dash, cracking her hooves.

Cozy smirk as the necklace gem started to glow red and a red aura filled the whole area "Why else I'm here? I'm here to settle the score with the almighty Twilight Sparkle and her stupid friends."

Breaker stepped forward and asking what she meant by that and why she was fighting. Cozy looked at her and simply trapped her in a magical cube.

"Blockhead, I was just using you. I need to get inside the vault and with you, it was easy. With this necklace made by Vile Darkness, I can't be stopped."

Twilight stepped forward, asking her if that was really the necklace of Infinity, to which Cozy smirked and said yes, causing Twilight to gasped.

"Scared are we? Well, you should be because with this, I can't be stopped and you're going down!"

Twilight shook her head and said "No! You don't understand! That necklace is-" but before she could finish, Twilight was blasted by a red beam and crash into the music stage.

"Twilight!" yelled Dash and the rest, rushing to her aid, while Breaker was shocked by this and tried to stop Cozy but she wasn't listening.

"Is powerful!? I know! I'm not an idiot!" yelled Cozy, sending a beam towards Twilight again, as the necklace gem grew brighter.

"You really are an idiot!" shouted Twilight, dodging the attack.

"Why are you saying that!?" asked Cozy, stopping her attack.

"That necklace isn't what you think it is!"

Cozy brush off her warning and started blasting her again and everyone in the room, laughing. The necklace gem glowed more and more, as the attacks become faster and more powerful.
"Come on, come on, use it already! Use it!" thought Cozy, as she blasted the walls, floor and ceiling, as it all began to break and crumble "USE YOUR DUMB FRIENDSHIP MAGIC ALREADY!"

While this was going on, Dawn hurried over to the cube and tried to get Breaker out.
"I knew she was up to no good! We have to stop her before it's too late!" shouted Dawn, using her magic on the cube but nothing was happening. She quickly noticed Breaker crying.

"Is this my fault?" asked Breaker, feeling bad "If I didn't open the vault, this wouldn't have happen. Am I bad?"

"No, no, no, no, no!" said Dawn, shaking her head, still trying to get her out but nothing was working "None of this is your fault! You're not a bad girl! Your sweet, kind and loving. Please stop crying, Breaker! She just used you!"

Breaker could only watch but started to notice two glowing red eyes above Cozy. She could feel something was wrong and quickly punch the cube in one shot, causing Cozy to turn to her in shock.

"How did you get out!?" shouted Cozy, trying to shoot her with her magic but nothing was happening.

"Dawn, please leave. This is between me and her."

"But..."

Breaker turned to her in anger with pure white eyes "I SAID GO!"

Dawn backed away and left, while Breaker turned back to Cozy, who was laughing "Someone mad? Are you mad that I used you? Did I hurt your feelings? What are you going to do about it?"

Breaker didn't answer her and simply called out to her mom and asking her about the necklace and the warning she was trying to tell.

Twilight, who had a barrier around herself and the others, answered her "The Necklace of Infinity is a cursed object made by an fallen mage, Vile Darkness. It's said the wearer will never run out of magic and it'll give the wearer anything they want but it will come at a cost!"

"Cost!?" shouted Breaker and Cozy.

Twilight nodded "The necklace is alive! It will take over the wearer body, slowly killing them! It's how Vile died, before the first ever princess could stop him but historians lied about how he was killed and hid the truth from the world. Please, Cozy, listen! If you keep this up, you'll die!"

"COZY!" shouted Breaker, hoping she will listen but Cozy only could laugh "Cozy?"

"She's lying! This necklace is mine and you're next!" Cozy fired off her two huge magical hands and grabbed Breaker head and started to brain washing her "You'll become my slave! YOU'LL BECOME MY EVERLASTING FRIEND!" She then looked over to Twilight and the others, while her fur became pure red "THEN I'LL DESTROY YOU ALL! I'M COZY GLOW AND I'M ABOVE ALL OF YOU!"
The necklace gem grew bright as the magical hands were about to control Breaker's mind but she quickly scatter it with each punch.

"NO!" shouted Cozy, in disbelief as the hands reformed but Breaker punched through it again.

"I WON'T LET YOU DO THAT!" screamed Breaker as she soar towards Cozy, clashing with each other hooves, creating a powerful shock wave that pushed Twilight and the others back.

"I won't lose!" shouted Cozy, trying to blast her with magic but the attacks were doing nothing and the more she used it, the weaker her body felt "What's going on!? Why aren't you taking any damage?!"

Breaker push her forward and talking "You can't beat me with that lame power! You are stronger than that!"

"SHUT UP! I'm above all of you, including you!" shouted Cozy, as she grew in size, until she was almost filling the hall, becoming a twisted version of herself with the two red eyes taking over "I'M INFINITE!"

Breaker was unfazed by her new form, while everyone but Twilight and her friends was running or hiding in fear. Cozy created more hands from her back and slam them down on Breaker but she was still unfazed by it.
"Cozy! It's controlling you! Take it off!"

"SILENCE!" screamed Cozy, as the hands grab her and started to squeeze her tightly.

Breaker scatter the hands again but she saw flashes of Cozy life, where she was being used by fake friends, that they didn't care for her and just wanted power over her. Soon, she saw Cozy doing the same thing to orders, even to her. Breaker could only frown when she saw those visions and felt Cozy pain and suffering. She pushed her back, crying "Cozy..."

"SILENCE!" Cozy scream, creating another set of hands, while the red eyes glowed and her voice grew distorted "YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME! I'M INFINITE! YOU CAN'T SAVE HER!"

Breaker eyes went white again, shouting at her mother to teleport everyone away and get them to safely, to which she agreed but told her that she and Dash was coming back right away.

"I WILL DESTROY THE WORLD WITH THIS NECKLACE!" screamed Cozy, growing more and more insane and distorted.
Breaker watched as Twilight teleported everyone and herself away, leaving her and Cozy alone, glaring each other down.
"YOU SHOULD FEAR ME LITTLE ONE! I'M INFINITE OF MANA! I CAN'T EVER BE STOP!" shouted Cozy as she created millions of beams and blasted Breaker non stop and laughing but quickly stop as she saw Breaker slowly walking towards, unfazed by the attack "HOW!?"

Breaker raised her head, smiling evil like "Infinite? Ha, your power is nothing but a drop in a bucket compared to me! Countless lives, countless stars, my own universe, I break them all! you aren't infinite but finite. I'M BREAKER! BREAKER OF ALL THINGS! BREAKER OF WORLDS AND STARS!"

The creature that was controlling Cozy, started to shake in fear as the red eyes glowed and tried to attack her but Breaker wasn't afraid and kept walking forward.

"Cozy, I know you can hear me and I don't care if the necklace is taking over you, I'll save you!"

"SHUT UP! YOU CAN'T!" screamed Cozy, trying to hit her with her twisted hoof but it was broken into pieces.

"I will. I'll break you free from that curse and we'll become best friends! No matter what, I'll always be there for you! I'll be your friend no matter what and will protect you from anyone who dares to use you!" shouted Breaker, jumping into the air and punching the necklace, scattering it to pieces and breaking Cozy free from it, turning her back to normal but there was a red mist all around her, not letting her go. Soon, Twilight, Dash and rest of the gang returned and could see Breaker sitting in front of Cozy, who's crying as the mist wasn't leaving her body. Dawn enter the doorway, looking as well as she just returned after she heard the fighting ending.

"...I just wanted to be strong, so others can't use me..." cried Cozy, as Breaker got closer to her, smiling and touching her nose, not caring if the red mist is burning her hoof "I'm forever weak..."

"You aren't weak." putting her hoof under Cozy chin, making her look up at her "You just need to find that drive, your fighting spirit."

"...I'm a coward."

"I know."

"I'm weak." 

"I know."

"I'm a liar." 

"I know."

Cozy eyes went red with rage "WHY ARE YOU AGREEING WITH ME!?" but she notice Breaker burned hoof and moved away from her "Why? Why do you want to help me!? After everything I done? You idiot!"

"Because I'm an idiot, a real dumb ass. I want to help those who can't help themselves. Because if I were in your shoes, I would need someone to help me. That's my fighting spirit! The spirit of someone who doesn't care about the odds or anything; they fight because they want to, but also to help those in need. I want to help you, no matter the cost, no matter the pain or sacrifice. If that makes me an idiot, then I'm a big freaking idiot. That's what Flash taught me!" Breaker said, doing a big stupid grin, just like Flash did for her that day.

Cozy could only stare at her in disbelief, as the red mist was starting to leave her body, returning back to the fragments of the necklace.

"You have the strength, the fighting spirit to become strong. You only need your friends to help you find it in you." said Breaker, hugging her "That's why I'm going to be your friend. No matter what, I will protect and love you. So, please, let me be your friend."

Cozy shook her head, crying now. "It's not that simple!"

"It is!" shouted Breaker, pushing her closer "Let's start over! Let's be friends! No lies, no deception, no fake smiles, no acting!"

Cozy was crying hard now "But can I trust you?"

"Don't give up on the chance for friendship and a second chance. That's what life is about: giving and taking chances. It's like Bolt told me. Take that chance! Take the leap!"

"But..."

"Let me in! Let us help you and make your dreams come true."

Soon, the red mist was gone and Cozy was normal again, while the mist returned to red crystal that was on the floor, which Breaker crush it under her hoof. Cozy hugged her and crying her eyes out.





It was a few days later but Breaker had her birthday party outside of the castle and in a park, everyone was there, even the old librarian and Cozy, who was being shy as she sat far away and being watched by Dash and the others, as the rest was partying and celebrating. Breaker were opening up presents but she came to the last present, which was a small bag from Cozy. Breaker opened it and her eyes went wide, crying and tackle hugged Cozy.

"Really? It's just a silly friendship bracelet."

"No, it's not! This is the best gift ever! Thank you!" shouted Breaker, crying her eyes out as she put the bracelet on, now having three, while Cozy showed her own, which was two now.

Cozy smirk "I promise. I'll get stronger in my own way and be like you, miss Breaker of worlds!" Breaker blush "I'll never be evil again! I'll get stronger and won't be weak anymore! I'll never be a monster, so you can count on me, miss Breaker of stars!" laugh Cozy as Breaker couldn't believe Cozy heard her "Trying to act cool, gosh your cringe!"

"Am not!" she cried, hiding her embarrass face, but Dawn was looking on, not happy that her friend was cozying up to someone else.

Meanwhile, Twilight and Dash was watching all this, smiling but Twilight suddenly saw them... 

Bolt and Flash standing near her daughter and when she blink, they were gone. She turned to Dash, asking her if she saw that.

"Saw what? Our daughter being cringe?" laugh Dash but Twilight knew what she saw.

"...It was them...wasn't it?" she thought as she kept watching her daughter, who made a promise with Cozy, to get stronger together and never leave each behind.





Twilight sighed and look up to the sky "They been friends ever since. Braver was able to help Cozy, something we couldn't ever do. It's like fate wanted this to happen."

Twilah was listening but looking inside and turned to her friend "...you sure they're just friends?"

"They are. Why you ask?" asked Twilight but Twilah only pointed inside, which made Twilight to look and went pale.

Breaker was on top of Cozy, both on the floor and looking into each other eyes and blushing. Twilight saw Cozy going all shy, like she was ready for her first time, which Braver gulp and got closer.

With one mighty blast, Twilight blew down the wall and using her Canterlot voice, shouted: "MY DAUGHTER WILL NOT TAKE ANY PONY'S VIRGINITY IN FRONT OF ME!! EVEN MORE SO WITH COZY OF ALL PONIES! GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER!"

Braver and Cozy freak out and turned to Twilight and seeing Twilah, who was waving at them.

"Mom!? This isn't what it looks like, I swear!" said Braver but Cozy grabbed her and smirk, enjoying seeing Twilight pissed off "Cozy?"

"You know what? Your mother is right. It's our first time together and it should be special. I want my first time to be with you, in the castle, while your mom watches."

"NO!!" screamed Twilight, using her magic to pull them apart and pulling Braver towards her and hugging her "I knew I couldn't trust you sweetie! But don't worry mommy is here! Shouldn't seek that kind of comfort because Dawn didn't love you!"

"Mom, please!" cried Braver, who is super embarrassed as Cozy was laughing hard. Braver finally got free and look upset "We weren't going to do anything like that! Cozy wanted a book on Equestria history and I was gonna give it to her but I trip and fell on her."

"B-But the kiss!? You was going to kiss her!?" stutter Twilight, remembering her daughter gulping and leaning in.

Braver went red and stomp her hooves on the ground "I WAS GONNA GET UP! I WASN'T GOING TO KISS HER! I ONLY LOVE DAWN!"

Twilight was gonna say something but notice Cozy looking hurt and she quickly realize it. After the misunderstanding, Braver kicked everyone out and slam the door, ignoring the big open hole in the tree.
Twilight turned to Cozy and trying to find the right words to say, as she knew she was heart broken "Cozy...you...I didn't think you..."

"Well, she has always been closer with Dawn. I guess she only sees me as a friend and nothing else." replied Cozy, putting the book in her saddle bag and walking away.

Twilight quickly ran up to her and said "I'm sorry! If you need someone to talk too, I'm here. You are my daughter friend, so your my friend as well."

Cozy laugh and said "Really? Wasn't you upset moments ago that you thought we were going to do the deed?" Twilight didn't say anything and Cozy laugh again. "It's ok. I have to be somewhere right now..."

Twilight said nothing and just watch her fly away.

As she was flying, Cozy finally let it out, crying and letting her tears fall "Why can't she love me like I love her? Is it because of Dawn or was I just stupid to think it could be me?"

She kept flying and flying, until she landed near Fluttershy house and knock. Soon AJ opened it and let her in. Cozy could see Fluttershy, Spike and someone else she never seen before but yet, she has, as the creature was on the couch and wrap up in a blanket and crying. It was a human. Cozy turned to AJ and said "You wasn't joking when you sent that letter. She looks like Trixie. Did you get any info out of her?"

AJ turned to Fluttershy, who handed her a flat wood bark, with a picture made by a woodpecker "She said Dr. Wonder was eaten by this human."

Cozy eyes went wide when she heard that name "Braver said that name before."

AJ nodded "It's one of the people who saved her along with Twilight and the others...gosh, how are we gonna tell her?" AJ shook her head and needed to stay on topic "Look at the picture and tell me that doesn't look like someone we know?"

Cozy took the piece of bark and looked at the picture, as it was the picture of a human woman she never seen before and had a hole in her chest. Cozy didn't see it at first, until she notice her hair and ears looked just like... 

"Dawn?"

end of chapter 9