Twilight was sitting on the floor of her room in the Canterlot Castle, staring at nothing in particular.
She could hear hoofsteps coming towards her door and then somepony knocking on her door.
"Um, Twilight? Are you in there?" The voice asked in a quiet voice.
Twilight ignored it and continued to stare at the floor.
"Uh.. If you're in there, I'll just leave your food outside the door if you want it later", the voice said.
Twilight didn't waste any energy by talking, she didn't do anything these days.
Outside Twilights' chambers, Luna stands wiping tears from her eyes while using her magic to clear away a weeks worth of uneaten food.
*What a waste of perfectly good food*, Luna thought. *We could have given this to the ponies who needed it.*
She then carefully places the new food next to the door, knowing full well that it would only be cleared away by her next week during her weekly visit.
She then retreated to her own quarters in the next corridor. When she arrived she lay face down on her bed, with her head in her pillow, and started crying.
She hated to see her partner like this but Twilight had been like this since the week after their honeymoon ended and there was nothing that Luna could do to snap her out of it.
Back in her room Twilight sat, still in the same position as before, but there was one difference.
There was a single tear rolling down her cheek making its way down to her chin before dropping to the floor.
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Some 75 years previous
Twilight stood with Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Spike around their friends hospital bed.
Rainbow Dash had been admitted to the Canterlot Hospital after her accident at the Wonderbolts show she was performing at.
As soon as the others had heard about Rainbows crash they had hurried to Canterlot to comfort her as she recovered.
When they arrived they all greeted Rainbow by kissing her on her only undamaged cheek, everyone except Applejack, who had lightly pecked Rainbow on the lips.
They had been married for a few years now. They got married one week before Rainbow had been accepted into the Wonderbolts.
She had been so overjoyed when she got the letter that she had accidentally kissed the mail-mare, Derpy Hooves.
Applejack had looked at her sternly but had smiled afterwards because she knew that getting into that elite group of pegasi was what her mare-friend had always wanted.
A few days later Pinkie Pie had thrown a party for her to celebrate her joining the Wonderbolts.
The mood around the bed was a solemn one, even Pinkie stood still.
They all had tears in their eyes while they looked down on their friends body.
Applejack was the first to look away, as she couldn't stand the silence any longer.
She needed some fresh air and the others followed her allowing the doctors and nurses to access the room.
Once outside Applejack sat down on a park bench looking away from the hospital.
The others sat around her and took turns hugging and comforting her.