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// goodbye 
// Story: Goodbye 
// by LillyBreeze 
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Princess Twilight Sparkle stepped forward onto the stage set up in Ponyville's tows square, and looked out at the sea of ponies in front of her. All of them were dressed in black, from the youngest foal, to the oldest pony. The sky was grey and damp, much to match the ponies moods. Princess Celestia leaned forward and whispered in twilight's ear

"Are you sure you want to do this Twilight?"

Twilight nodded, and stepped up to the microphone, took a deep breath and began to speak.

"When I was a unicorn, I came here to Ponyville not knowing what friendship meant"

She smiled as she remembered her introduction 

"Pinkie Pie, was....well Pinkie Pie. Applejack was kind, Rarity, well she scared me a bit, but once I got to know her, I knew she had a good heart. Rainbow Dash was hot headed, but useful and Fluttershy was so quiet and shy. I would never had guessed that those five ponies would become my best friends, and play such a huge part in Equestrian history"

Twilight smiled at the ground, and began to describe her friends, one by one

"Pinkie Pie was such a happy pony. She always wanted to make others smile, it was her life mission. She never let a new pony get into town without everypony knowing about it. She could make anypony smile in the darkest of times...."

She stopped, and sniffed

"Applejack, was the most honest pony I had ever met. She would work long had hours at the farm, then come straight to help her friends. She was so helpful, and would let no task go uncompleted. It was actually sort of funny, in a kind friendly way"

"Rainbow Dash was a head strong pony, but was so loyal towards her friends. I remember when we were on out way to defeat Nightmare Moon-"

She stopped and looked over at Princess Luna for her ok to tell the story. Luna nodded and Twilight continued

"Nightmare Moon tried to pull Rainbow away from us, towards 'The Shadow Bolts' a rip off of the Wonder Bolts. Rainbow Dash turned down the chance, and came back for us"

"Rarity knew what she wanted in life, and she would stop until she got there. She was so generous, so helpful. She insisted on making us Gala dresses, and her designs were perfect, but we thought we knew better. Well it turns out we knew wrong. She had an eye for beautiful things, and she helped me become a good friend"

Twilight stopped. Fluttershy, was probably her closest friend, and this was the hardest part. She looked up at the sky, and saw her friends looking down at her. She gave a smile to herself, and gave the hardest part of her speech


"Fluttershy was such a timid creature, but so kind and loving. She never wanted to hurt anyponies feelings, and never did. She always wanted the best for everypony, and did her best to make sure no pony was hurt by her. She never needed anypony else apart from her closest friends, but made huge contributions to everything she did."

Twilight turned to Luna and Celestia and nodded. They both brought a microphone out from behind stage. 

"As a tribute to my friends, I have written a song. It is called, Goodbye"

The three Princesses got in position, and Twilight began to sing.

"My friends, are so far away,
And I miss them every single day"
All of our laughter, all out our tears
Every time we over came one of our fears"

Twilight stood back, and Princess Luna And Princess Celestia sang in harmony

"Its time now, to celebrate their lives,
everypony, all the stallions and their wives,
to come out and mourn, to feel out pain,
to know of the lives, taken by a train"

Twilight let a single tear fall down her cheek. It fell off her fur and splashed onto the stage, where it was soon followed by many more. Soon she didn't have enough energy to stand. Luna walked over to her and hugged her. Celestia nodded to the stallions holding five coffins. They were lowered into the ground and before the dirt was thrown in, Twilight walked over and stood in front of them. 

"I have one last gift for my friends" she sniffed.

She pulled five necklaces out of her saddlebag and one by one, lowered them into the graves. 

"For Rainbow Dash, Loyalty"
"For Apple Jack, Honesty"
"For Pinkie Pie, Laughter"
"For Rarity, Generosity"
"and for Fluttershy, Kindness"

Twilight stood back, and out on her crown. A bright flash came from the star, and all the necklaces rose into the air.  They stopped five feet about the ground, and ghostly forms of the elements owners formed around them. The five pony ghosts looked down at Twilight, and she flew up to them. They were all perfect. Not a scratch on them. They didn't look as thought they had been torn apart in a freak train accident. Twilight shuddered as she remembered hearing about what had happened. 

The train was on the way to Canterlot, and the five mares were going to visit Twilight. As the train was going round a corner, it slid off the tracks and fell down a steep, rocky cliff. All of the other ponies survived, but the five elements wanted to make sure everypony was out, and it had cost them their lives. When Twilight got to the scene, all that was left was rubble, and bits of her friends fur. When they found the bodies, Twilight ran over, and then proceeded to throw up in a bush. Rainbow Dash's prize wings had been ripped off, and Rarity's horn was smashed. All that was left of Fluttershy's legs were stumps, and Pinkie Pie and Applejack's skulls had been smashed. Twilight looked up at the ghosts.

"Hi guys" Twilight sniffed. 
"Don't cry dear" Rarity smiled
"We cant feel anything, don't worry" Fluttershy comforted
"Look after scootaloo" Rainbow Dash said
"And applebloom" Applejack chipped in
"Come on Twi, one last smile, for Pinkie?" Pinkie Pie asked

Twilight grinned and flew back. She watched as her five best friend's ghosts flew up into the clouds, and the necklaces, the elements of harmony, dissolved and fell down into the graves. Twilight flew down to the ground and spoke in a loud clear voice.

"I, Princess Twilight Sparkle, now allow these graves to be filled" 

'Goodbye, my best friends'