//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Life and Death // by Timstro59 //------------------------------// Tim woke up the next day to find Twilight near him talking to Spike, She said to him, “I don’t know what it was, and I couldn’t find anything about it in any of my books.” He replied, “Maybe it’s just something that can’t simply be written in a book.” Spike noticed that Tim was awake, “He’s awake.” Twilight turned to Tim and asked, “Did you put in my bed last night?”, Tim blushed and asked “something wrong?” She responded with a smile, “Nothing, It was a nice gesture.” Spike harrumphed and left. Twilight, simply said, “Don’t worry about him, He’s just jealous.” Twilight took the time to formally introduce Tim to Rarity. They got along rather well. (well, about as well as she does with Applejack.) Twilight took Tim by Sweet Apple Acres, Applejacks home, to introduce him to A.J.s brother, Halfway there she remember what had happened, and said “Sorry, he’s not going to be there.” Tim smiled and asked, “What happened?” Twilight shuddered and replied, “We don’t talk about it.” Tim thought for a moment, “I’ll ask Applejack if she can give me a tour.” Twilight, said “all right, I’ll see you later.” She left, leaving Tim to walk to Sweet Apple Acres. He got there fairly quickly, or it felt quick. Applejack saw him and said “Howdy pardner, to what do ah owe the pleasure of a visit?” Tim replied, “Twilight was going to introduce me to your brother, then she remembered something and when I asked, she said, we don’t talk about it.” Applejack shuddered at the thought, “How about a tour then?” Tim said “sure.” As Applejack showed him around, he noticed a fenced off area with a grave stone in it, He walked over to it, and a sudden fear struck him as he read the name on it. Applejack noticed and said with tears in her eye and her voice starting to crack, “One of three *gasp*reasons why we don’t *gasp* talk about it.” Tim read the name out loud, “Apple Bloom”. He then grasped his head with his front hooves. “no.” Applejack still crying said, “There’s nothing anypony could’ve done.” Tim ignored her, his voice louder, “NO!” Applejack asked Tim “What’s wrong?” Tims eyes flashed white shortly before returning to normal, Applejack started to back off. Tim again shouted “NO!!!” His eyes Flashing white again, longer this time before returning. Applejack then felt a static charge building up in her mane as she continued to back up. Tim with tears now flowing from his eyes, Shouted at the top off his lungs “NNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!” His eyes flashing white, and staying glowing this time, his body became surrounded by a white ball of energy and floated up about twenty meters. Applejack felt fear like she had never felt it before, but she didn’t run away. A large beam of energy shot out of Tims horn straight into the air, straight up. Twilight winked into existence near to Applejack, She shouted “What’s happening?” Applejack replied with fear in her voice “’ah don’t know, but it ain’t natural.” The two noticed 3 orbs of light circling around the beam, each exactly the same distance from each other and the beam. One shot off towards the capitol city of Canterlot, another towards Pegasus City of Cloudsdale, but one stayed behind and sunk into the ground on top of Apple Blooms grave, digging a hole as it went down. Apple blooms corpse then floated up out of the grave and, to Applejacks and Twilights surprise, it had completely regenerated. The hole in the ground had sealed itself up and Apple Blooms body floated down to the ground and appeared to be standing while surrounded by a sphere of light, a small gasp could be heard as Apple Bloom began to breathe again and as she opened her eyes, the magic sphere surrounding her dissipated, its job finished. In Canterlot and Cloudsdale the same thing had happened to two others, Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo. As his magic faded, the beam of magic came back down into Tims horn, and he instantly fell out of thought and mind. Falling twenty meters to the ground and hitting it hard. Tim felt that he no longer had a body as he floated in nothingness. He then became aware of 7 glowing figures around him. One said, “He shows great strength.” Another asked, “But will he show courage?” A familiar voice said, “He showed courage in his world, when he stood up against those who would do misdeeds.” Another voice stated “an act which may also show great stupidity.” Another said “Self-sacrifice is not stupidity, ‘tis merely product of caring more for others than for the self.” Another voice, clearly one with authority spoke out “We must have consensus. Is he to be given the chance?” One said, “he is.” The leader asked “Are we in consensus?” All voices said “Agreed” Tim then became overpowered by a bright light. He found himself back in his body, he felt his side wet from something, then he heard a soft crying sound, which he realized was Twilight, He tried to say something, but only groaned. Twilight apparently heard it and shouted “HE’S ALIVE!!!” He heard somepony run up, then say “Are ya sure?” Twilight replied “positive, he breathing and I heard him groan.” Tim worked up enough strength to ask, “What were you crying about Twilight?” as he opened his eyes, he saw Twilight was looking him straight in the eyes. “Because, I care about you.” Tim simply smiled. Twilight smiled back. Applejack spoke up and said “Ah’m not sure how to say this, but Ah can’t thank ya enough fir bringin’ ma lil’ sis’ back to me.” Tears starting to form in her eyes, and then started flowing out. “I’m just so *pause* happy to see her again.” Twilight asked “Why did you do that? Why did you sacrifice yourself for a young filly you never even knew?” Tim smiled and replied “Kindness is its own reward.” Applejack replied “What you did goes way beyond kindness. You were dead and my sister was alive. Ah don’t know what brought you back, but Ahm sure glad it did.” Tim tried to stand up but couldn’t manage to do it. They took notice and giggled, Applejack said “You just rest up here.” Twilight then said “I’ll stay with him.” Applejack nodded, “Ah’ll get you two somethin’ to eat.” Tim said “Thank you, Applejack.” She smiled and walked off, leaving Twilight and Tim alone, with each other. Tim said, “What I saw in your eyes went behind simply caring for me, what I saw was more profound.” Twilight sighed and said, “I’ve found that every time I look at you I get this feeling of…..Giddiness in my gut, and I start to feel lightheaded. I tried looking it up in books, but could never find anything about it.” Tim forced himself into a sitting position beside Twilight and said “’nor would you find it in a book.” And he laughed. Twilight, concerned, asked “Then what’s wrong with me?” Tim smiled at Twilight then simply stated “You’re in love.”