Nopony could remember a time when it had rained so hard. Sugarcube corners shutters were closed tight, allowing only small trickles of light escape. Inside, Pinkie and Twilight sat at a table over a pot of coffee while the cakes quietly swept up shop. Pinkie scooped a large lump of sugar into her drink and stared into it, slowly playing with her flat hair.. “I heard from Dash that Celestia ordered this ginormous storm at the last minute.”
Pinkie took a sip, “I think I know why. It feels like someone's missing. Someone important who loved us all, even that meanie Gilda.”
Twilight looked at Pinkie, intrigued, “So you did feel it too. Everypony else looked at me weird when I talked about it, so I had a feeling you might know what I meant.”
Pinkie nodded, her hair slowly curling back up, “Thing is I still feel plenty of others. They all miss whoever left, but I can feel that they are working their hardest to make it happy.”
The unicorn set down her empty mug, “I'm sure whoever left will be proud of whatever the others do.”
Pinkie's hair snapped into place as she tackle hugged twilight over the table. Carrot Cake sighed as he grabbed a mop.
Celestia looked over Equestria from her balcony, a thick bundle of papers on a nearby table. She breathed in the scent of the rain and smiled meekly “I knew this day would eventually come.”
She picked up the papers and flipped through them, “Goodbye, mom. I'll run the principality just like you wanted me to. I'll make the land even better than ever now, don't you worry.”
The princess set the papers down and stepped into the rain, savoring the cool droplets running through her fur, “Goodbye, Lauren.”
Authors Note: I wrote this for a 300 word fic challenge. The fic was required to start with the line "Nopony could remember a time when it had rained so hard." This was also written very shortly after Lauren Faust announced she is no longer working on the show.