It's only been a few days, but things started to become normal as every creature started to fix Ponyville. Canterlot refugees finally returned home, and plans to rebuild Canterlot were being suggested. However, everyone couldn't find Princess Twilight to approve it. Instead, plans to create new towns and cities near the shore and mountains near it were going to move forward.
Those who didn't belong here and from different universes were giving their aid in helping rebuild, but causing some problems...
"TAIL FLUFFER! RUN!" screamed a worker mare, as she and others ran for it as Red was hunting to touch fluffy tails.
"The fluffy tail hunt has st-owie!" she cried as Maud Pie pulled her tail, stopping her counterpart from causing even more trouble.
"That's enough, and you are scaring the workers away." Maud pulled Red by the tail and dragged her away, with the wolf girl whining and struggling to escape her hold.
"Aww, I just wanna touch some fluffy tail, nothing bad. It's my passion!"
"That's your only passion, Red? How do you have any goals or dreams other than tail-touching?"
Red shrugged her shoulders, giving no care.
Maud rolled her eyes and dragged her to Pinkie Pie bakery, where she saw her sister working hard on finishing a cake. She spit out Red's tail and coughed as a few hairs got on her tongue.
"Hello, Pinkie. Trying to cheer up Twilight and Dash." She blinked. "And their counterparts." She blinked again while Red drooled over Pinkie's big, fluffy pink tail. "Again."
Pinkie was putting the finishing touches on the cake and put down the frosting piper, looking up at Maud, who took out a water bottle and sprayed Red like a cat. "This time, it will work! They will smile again!" She showed her sister the cake and saw the cute faces of Blitz and Braver.
"Sis, this isn't going to...?" she stopped as tears dropped, hitting the cake. She looked up and saw Pinkie crying.
"I know, but I just want to make them smile. They're so sad without them and have been so quiet. Even Dash has been staying quiet. She hasn't said anything." Pinkie looked at the cake, touching Braver's face. "We're all hurting...she's gone. She really is gone..."
Red and Maud looked at Pinkie, who was shaking. Both were expecting this reaction. They tried to cheer up the best they could.
"Let them be, pink fluffy tail. Everyone has different ways of dealing with grieving. Let's give them space now, and we will be there when they are ready. Just have hope that they'll bounce back," said Red, softly rubbing Pinkies's tail.
"Like my other self said, give them space, and they will be ok. Have faith in them."
"I don't want to feel helpless and not be there for them. I can't handle it," said Pinkie, sniffling.
Before they could answer her, there was a loud explosion from the kitchen.
"Ah geez, I thought I could cook like my pony version can. Buttlocks!" coughed Tracker as she opened the door, and smoke came out. "Pinkie, can you help me here?"
Maud and Red watched as Pinkie became her bouncy and cheerful self and entered the kitchen, but the two knew better. She was trying to keep her emotions in check by keeping her mind on something else.
Meanwhile, deep within the forest where it all started ten years ago stood Twilight, Twilah, Dashie, and Dash. Looking over the tombstones of Sky and Nightfall and the two new ones that were added. On them were their daughter's names. None of them said anything, only holding each other lover, trying their best to be strong but failing.
"It hurts, it hurts so much," whispered Twilight, trying not to cry, but her tears flowed freely.
Soon, the others followed suit, letting their tears flow.
"She's gone...she's gone." cried Dashie.
The four kept crying, not noticing a gateway had been created. Stepping out was Spark. She called out to them, making them turn to her. They saw she had aged a bit, but something was wrong with her. She slowly started walking but quickly ran to them, hugging all four in one big hug and crying. She was asking them something, something that confused them.
"Who am I!?"
...to be continued in