Braveheart

by BraveheartStudios


The Sadness Deepens

Braveheart thought about all that Rarity had said. She suggested that he had to tell Twilight his feelings. He'll admit it, Braveheart did miss seeing Twilight every morning, but the way things have been, it's nothing compared to how much Twilight misses him. He had to tell her that he missed her too, but what would come of it? Would it fix everything? There was only one way to figure out. He knocked on the door of the library. Once again, Spike came to the door.

"Oh, Braveheart. What are you doing back here?" he asked.

"I think I know what to do to help Twilight." Braveheart answered.

"Really, you've only been gone for a few minutes. How could you possibly come up with a plan that fast?"

"I uh...had a little help."

"Well we could use all the help we can get, go on up."

Spike let him in and followed him to the stairs.

"I'll wait down here, good luck Braveheart." he said.

Braveheart nodded and climbed the stairs. He got to Twilight's door which was still locked. 'I really hope this works.' Braveheart thought. Then he knocked on the door.

"Go away!" Twilight screamed again.

"Twilight listen, I know you're upset, and I know why." Braveheart said.

She didn't say anything. Braveheart heard hoofsteps coming towards the door. The door unlocked and opened. Twilight stood there with many tears running down her cheeks. She wiped them off and said, "You do?"

"Yes, me and Spike both know. And...I want to say I'm sorry. I didn't know me moving out was gonna be this much of a problem." Braveheart said.

"Then why would you do it. Don't you like me?" Twilight asked.

"Of course I like you, don't let anypony tell you anything different, but if you want me to move back in then..."

"No. I don't want you in pain when you're flying." Twilight said.

"Then what do you suppose we do? But if you have to know, I miss you too. I miss seeing you every morning. I miss having breakfast with you. And I miss spending time with you." Braveheart said.

"You...you do?" Twilight asked as another tear ran down her face.

"Yes." Braveheart said as he wiped the tear away. "And if there was a way, I would move back in."

Twilight smiled. She rubbed her eyes to get any other tears and then hugged him.

"I'm glad you told me that." she said.

"Me too. It looks like Rarity was right about this." Braveheart said.

"Wait." Twilight said shocked.

She pushed him away and said, "Rarity? Rarity told you to come tell me this?"

"Yea. What's the big deal?" he asked.

"Oh I get it, you were just trying to make me feel better, you didn't mean all that stuff!" she said, starting to raise her voice.

"What? Of course I did. Can't we just..." Braveheart started.

"Never speak to each other again. Sure!"

She slammed the door and locked it again.

"Twilight. That's not what I..." But he knew there wasn't any getting through to her now. Braveheart put his back against the door and slid down. He covered his face with his hooves and said, "Braveheart, what did you do?"


Braveheart came down the stairs with his ears down. He was even more sad when he left the first time. Spike saw him come down and said, "Hey, you were up there for a while, and I heard Twilight's voice. Did you get her to be happy again?"

Braveheart didn't say anything. Instead he just walked past him.

"Um...Braveheart, what happened up there?"

Braveheart stopped and turned to him.

"I made it worse." he said.

He continued towards the door. Neither him nor Spike said another word.


Braveheart walked through Ponyville feeling depressed than ever. Some ponies shouted his name, but he ignored them. He didn't want to talk to anypony. He just wanted to get home, and think about what he just did. He could've just ruined his and Twilight's friendship forever, one thing that he didn't want to happen. How could he fix this now? There was no way he could do this on his own, but the way he was feeling, he didn't feel like doing anything. Through the time he's lived in Ponyville, this is the first time that he felt truly alone. While all these thoughts were running through his head, he almost didn't hear his name being called. Usually he would just ignore the pony who called him, but he recognized this voice. He turned and saw Rarity coming up to him.

"Hey darling, I knew you would be coming through here on your way home, and I wanted to stay here and wait for you. So how'd it go, did you get Twilight to talk to you?" she asked.

Braveheart nodded. Rarity finally saw the sadness in his eyes.

"Oh, Braveheart, I'm...so sorry. I can't help but feel responsible for all this." Rarity said.

"No Rarity, its not your fault. Twilight said she doesn't want to talk to me ever again. It's over. There's nothing else we can do." Braveheart said. He continued to walk on, but Rarity came up right beside him.

"Why don't we head on down to Sugarcube Corner and I can by you a drink or something?" she suggested.

Braveheart did want to get home, but he also didn't want to be alone. Maybe talking to Rarity will help, or maybe it'll just deepen his pain. They walked together to Sugarcube Corner in silence. Both of them lost for words. When they got to Sugarcube Corner, Braveheart thought that the place was abandon. Usually when he walks by Sugarcube Corner, voices of ponies could be heard, but now, it seemed like nopony was there. Rarity opened it for him, which was odd because Rarity seemed like the pony that other ponies open the door for her. He walked in and saw that the whole restraunt was completely dark.

"Why's it so dark in here?" Braveheart asked.

Suddenly, the lights flicked on.

"SURPRISE!"

Then, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash popped out of nowhere. Rarity joined them. Braveheart was defiantly surprised, but he sure didn't show it.

"Oh my, you seem really sad." Fluttershy said in a soft voice.

"Yea, what's the matter, sugarcube?" Applejack asked.

Braveheart was about to speak when Rarity put her hoof up.

"Maybe, I should tell them." she said.

Braveheart nodded, and still didn't say anything. Rarity told their friends about the story Braveheart told her when she bumped into him at the market. She explained to them the advice she gave him and how he came back. She said that he didn't have to say anything because the look on his face said it all. Once she was finished, the other ponies were speechless too.

"Well...are you gonna be ok?" Applejack asked, breaking the silence. Braveheart nodded even though he wasn't sure if he was telling the truth.

"Braveheart, if you wanna go home and be there instead, we can have your party some other day." Rainbow Dash said.

Braveheart was about to say he would really like to, but something stopped him. Something about what Rainbow said.

"This is...my party?" he asked.

"Yea, I realized that you've been in Ponyville for a long time and I haven't thrown you a party yet. I've had a party for everypony and I didn't want to leave you out." Pinkie explained.

Braveheart wondered why she would do that, but he didn't want to think about that right now.

"Oh, ok. I'll stay here, but I want some time to think." Braveheart said.

"Well, darling, we'll let you be alone. If you need anything, you let us know." Rarity said.

Braveheart nodded.


Braveheart was sitting in a chair in the corner all alone while the other ponies talked and danced. For twenty minutes, Braveheart was thinking of a way to get Twilight back, if there even was one. Braveheart was deep in thought when Pinkie jumped up from under the table making a silly face. Braveheart didn't even crack a smile. Pinkie frowned, went back under the table, and made another face. Braveheart didn't budge.

"Wow. I've never made a pony not laugh with one of my faces before. You must be really bummed out about this." she said.

Braveheart shook his head 'yes'.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"If you got a plan on how to get Twilight to talk to me again then I'm all ears." Braveheart said.

Pinkie stood there, looking from the floor to the ceiling. After a few seconds, she frowned.

"Yea, I don't have one either, but don't worry about it, you should get back to the party."

"But Braveheart..." she started.

"Pinkie, please, I just want to be alone." Braveheart said.

Pinkie nodded and started to walk away.

"Hey wait." Braveheart called out.

She turned and walked back over to him.

"Why would you throw a party for me? For anypony?" Braveheart asked.

"I don't know why I do it, but I just like making my friends smile. And I'll do anything to make them do it." she answered.

Braveheart thought about that for a minute. She'll do anything just for a smile? Braveheart didn't get it, but he did know something, Pinkie was a true friend, and that...made him smile.