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// A Talk With The Princess 
// Story: Interconnected 
// by AmethystFire 
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	"Celestia?" Twilight asked.

"Hey Twilight; what are you doing here out in the rain?" Celestia asked.

"I just wanted to see my friends. It hurts me so much that I can't ever see them again. They all died in honor, I don't know what else to do other than be here for them. I can't even feel anything anymore, it hurts too much."

"Can I let you on a little secret?"

"What is it?"

"When I became the actual Princess of Equestria; when Luna started to show signs of becoming Nightmare Moon. I had my best friends by my side since I was a young filly. They were as close to me as your friends were as close to you. Their names were Sculpted Craft, Armored Pearl, Mountain Maze, Knight, Tuckmahala, and Daisy Rose. They had always been there for me, supported me, and had been the best of friends that any pony could ask for. When Luna turned into Nightmare Moon and she was banished to the moon; my best friends were there to help me, I got to see them so much more often. But before you came; we had seen less and less of each other over the years, I found out that Mountain Maze had died. He was the last of my friends to stay alive. Every single one of them had died before Mountain; so I lost them all. I went to the gravesite of each of them and grieved. Then when I first met you and saw Spike beyond the roof; I felt happy. I saw potential in you; that sonic rainboom Rainbow Dash had proved. Applejack finding out who she was supposed to be, Pinkie Pie making smiles, Rarity making sparkly outfits for a play, and Fluttershy learning to fly with her weak wings. I could see it all in that sonic rainboom.And I knew that, this was it, the answer! And in watching you grow up, made me relize, that this is how I grew up. And I wanted the best for you. The reason I told you to find another pony to make the elements, was because that's how I found you. Soon there will be a sign to help you make the right choce."		

"How will I know what the sign is?"

"You'll see it inside them, either in their eyes or in the things that they or others make. You'll see it when it's time."

"What were your friends like?"

"Just imagine your friends body's changed. Your earth friends are pegasi, the pegasus ones are unicorns, and Rarity as an earth pony."

"Really?"

"Yes; and they were all the best friends any pony could ask for."

"Wow."

"I have to go. Come to the castle when you feel like coming."

Princess Celestia left the grave site, heading towards the graves of her friends. Twilight sat there and cried at each one. The memories were now nightmares to her.

" I just need to get over the grieving stage."