//------------------------------// // The End... I Think. // Story: Maud Pie Becomes an Alicorn Princess // by Smoker //------------------------------// “Whew!” Pinkie said as she stepped off the train onto the Ponyville train station. “I think I just got vertigo!” “What, from stepping off the train?” Twilight asked as she and Maud followed Pinkie off the train. “No, from that fall all the way back down to the status quo. Seriously, that was painful!” Pinkie said cheerily. “Anyways, I’m going to go make a ‘hooray-everything’s-back-to-normal-in-time-for-season-five’ party!’ See you later!” and Pinkie zoomed off in the direction of Sugarcube Corner. “Season five?” Twilight asked Maud. Maud just stared at her. “Right. It’s Pinkie.” Twilight took a deep breath. “She’s right though. It’s amazing how things are just… back to how they were before. It’s like nothing ever happened!” “Indeed.” Maud droned. “It’s good, though. I have a lot of studying for geology to catch up on anyways.” Twilight giggled. “Oh Maud, do you ever think about anything other than rocks?” “No.” “Of course not.” Twilight said, rolling her eyes. “Twilight.” Maud said, walking over. The Earth-Pony-turned-Alicorn-turned-Earth-Pony suddenly wrapped her forelegs around Twilight in a hug. “Thanks for helping me through this.” Maud said quietly, her grip tightening. “Happy to help, Maud.” Twilight gasped through Maud’s choking embrace. “I must go now.” Maud said, her hug evaporating as quickly as it had occurred. “I must check the train times for the next ride home.” And with that, she trotted off into the crowd. Twilight took pause, breathing in the crisp Ponyville air. “Everything’s back to normal.” She said to herself contentedly. “TWILIIIGHT!” came a shrill scream, and Rarity sprinted out of nowhere, panting heavily. “Rarity, what’s wrong?!” Twilight said. “Well, see, I was a little scatterbrained today,” Rarity said quickly. “And I took her to the library even though you weren’t there, and we were looking for books on stitches, and she came across a…” Rarity gasped for breath, hyperventilating. “Calm down! Rarity, who are you talking about?” Twilight asked. “Um… hi…” Came a small voice, and Twilight turned. Her jaw dropped. “You really need to stop leaving your spells out where anyone can edit them, Twilight.” Said Coco Pommel, her wings fluttering in the breeze, her horn glimmering in the sun’s light.