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// Prologue 
// Story: Eight Minutes 
// by Secret_Shadows 
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Eight Minutes
Prologue

Written By: Secret_Shadows
Edited By: Avorin


The Day Before:

My Faithful Student Twilight Sparkle,
I hate to write to you in such short notice. As you can probably tell, the days have been shorter. The sun has not been rising and falling on schedule. My life is fading and as it does my control over the sun gets weaker. Luna has tried to assist but she simply is not strong enough. I do not know when my life will fade, but when it does you will see a flash in the sky. Once you see that flash, you will have Eight minutes. Eight minutes before the sun expands and vaporizes Equestria. Tell only who you must. I do not want to be responsible for widespread panic. I have to let you know Twilight, from the moment I first decided to make you my student, I knew you would never let me down, be strong my little pony, I am proud of all of your accomplishments. Just know as soon as those eight minutes are up. We may see each other again, in the next world.
~Your Proud Mentor, Princess Celestia

Twilight's magical aura dissipated and the scroll fell to the floor rolling open.
All of the Elements of Harmony were at Twilight's home that day.

"What's the matter Sugar Cu-" Applejack fell silent when her eyes finally processed what the scroll said.

"So...th-this is how it ends...a short number of years, then its all gone, and we get even less time to take it all in." Twilight stepped backwards away from the letter. How could Celestia send her something like this? Why couldn't she have just let Twilight go with every other pony, it would have been easier. No pony would have had to deal with the fear, the panic, the sheer anxiety of the situation. But, then Celestia would have had to live with the fact that she had let her student die when she knew. Though that life would be cut short, she would have eternity with Twilight and every pony in Equestria to struggle with.