Twilight Sparkle had been home for two weeks now.
Her bed-rest period was closely overseen by princess Celestia herself, providing her with the best medical care and company the purple mare could possibly receive. Twilight's friends stuck by at their friend's side for as long as they could, sometimes even spending the night. Twilight had horrifying night terrors following the first few days she arrived back in Equestria, prompting Spike to have to attend to the poor pony every time she began screaming throughout the night. Twilight spoke next to nothing for the first week, uttering only belligerent phrases from time-to-time.
Two weeks time it had been since her departure from the island.
"Wow Twilight, did all that stuff really happen to you?" Asked Rainbow Dash as she trailed alongside the limping pony.
Twilight quaintly nodded her head as she continued to enjoy the day. She requested to be able to take a trot around town, assured it would assist in the recovery process. By now princess Celestia had left Ponyville, leaving the studious mare to her own thoughts. The two ponies passed the threshold into the town square, receiving concerned looks from the other citizens. Even though everypony kept quiet about it, they still got the gist of things.
"How about we stop in Sugarcube Corner? That usually cheers you up!" The cyan mare suggested.
Twilight nodded solemnly once more, allowing Rainbow to hold the door open for her as she trotted in. The two took a seat in the back end of the eatery, the normal spot where the Elements of Harmony took their seats on a normal day.
"Hey Twilight! It's great to see you out on such a beautiful d-"
The blur of pink received an abrupt cyan hoof to her mouth, stopping her flood of speech.
"Maybe now's not the time Pinkie?" Said Rainbow, gesturing to the bandaged mare next to her.
The pink mare quieted down and took a seat next to Twilight and Rainbow, taking her time to soak in the train-wreck of a mare that sat in the swivel chair next to her. The group of three was quiet for a while, not doing anything in particular.
"Pinkie? We need you to help fill these orders!" Cried Mrs. Cake from behind the counter as she wrestled a diaper onto Pound Cake.
"Sorry girls, I gotta head out. Take care Twilight." The pink pony said softly.
Twilight was too busy staring out the window at a nest sitting in a tree, it's inhabitants roaming free as if nothing in the world could stop them.
Heh, try one day on that island... see what happens. She thought to herself.
"Twilight? What actually happened to you? You never fully explained anything." Rainbow said, trying to avert her eyes from a large scar that Twilight received from a gash in her foreleg while she was gone.
Twilight remained quiet, reminiscing about a past event that would remain in her thoughts for a long time.
"C'mon Twilight, you can tell me. I'm your friend, and that's what friends are for." Rainbow soothed.
So she told her about it.
Twilight told Rainbow everything. She told her about the island, her friends, the monsters that tried to kill them every chance they got. She told her about the man with the eggs and Ellie Sattler's daring rescue.
She spoke to her about Peter too.
By the time Twilight was done talking, Rainbow was on the verge of tears.
"Oh... wow... nopony should have to go through that Twilight." Rainbow said as she pulled the purple mare in for a hug.
Twilight gratefully accepted the gesture, embracing her friend as she quietly wept to herself.
The tropical island was once again a vacant lot for human souls, the only things remaining being a few million insects, the local flora, and the unforgettable dinosaurs. Night had overtaken the island, and the Troodon Pectinodon began their hunt in the old admin building. In a rocky gorge, a dirty blood-stained pen that read 'Louis Dodgson' was nestled in the torn, ragged clothing of a bony corpse, the carcass picked clean by scavengers. Somewhere far off, in a deep ravine, a roar emanated from it's depths that scattered every animal in the area.
In it's starving jaws sat loose strands of purple hair underneath it's nose that was now an orange.