Chapter 1
I can feel the cold hand of Death . . .
What are you doing here, little pony? Don't you know that this is not a place for mortals to be?
It was a voice. One she did not recognize, but also felt like she had known all her life. "What? No. I'm in Ponyville, defending them from... Oh no. Ponyville! I have to save it!"
Calm down. Now can you remember what occured? We haven't had much company over these millennia, so will you be so kind as to tell us what happened?
Another voice, with the same properties, but this one was in a more caring and kindly tone. "I was... cold."
Cold? Tell us about it.
Twilight felt cold, which was amazing given the fact that there was a burning hole in her body. She assumed that her legs and some organs in her abdomen were gone. So much for eventual foals, then. Since she didn't feel that her spine must have been severed. She felt that though. Having a pulverized spine would hurt like hell. Beside the pain, her life was flashing before her eyes. She saw many recognizable events. Times she played with Shining Armor as a filly. Earning her cutie mark and bringing Spike into the world. Becoming Celestia's protege. Meeting the rest of the Mane 6. The defeat of Nightmare Moon. The Crystal Empire. Becoming a princess.
Then, shortly after her coronation, an insane unicorn escaped captivity. Twilight felt she had to prove herself worthy of her new title to the denizens of Equestria, for she had basically become a princess out of nowhere. A significant portion of the population had only heard of her on the coronation day. She tracked the crazed one to Appleoosa. Twilight told Sheriff Silverstar to get the townsfolk to safe distance. He did, and they were safe from the confrontation that later ensued. Twilight tried to explain to him that she was one of the four princesses and that she was here to help
Alas, he was not only insane, but old. He had a few gaps in his memory. He responded with: "Ha! There are only 3 princesses! Die, you foul demon!" He attacked, magical bolts flew everywhere, on both sides. In the heat of battle, Twilight must have inadvertently triggered a teleport spell, because they were just outside Ponyville. The insane one did not notice this, and kept on his attack. One bolt struck Twilight, stunning her. He may have been old and crazy, but he was still smart compared to others in his league. He capitalized on his new-found advantage, charging up a larger, more powerful, more lethal, bolt. When Twilight recovered from her daze, it was too late to get out of the way. The bolt struck her abdomen at full force, inflicting the life-threatening injures that she assumed. But she couldn't be 100% sure. She was unable to move her head much. But it burned so much.
As the crazy unicorn moved in to deal his coup de grâce, he charged up one last bolt to put her out of her misery. Before he could unleash it, a supersonic kick slammed into his face. It was Rainbow Dash, using a sonic rainboom kick to save her friend, even if it did send the head flying for miles. The others arrived a few seconds after. Fluttershy turned around and vomited. Pinkie Pie's mane dropped. Rarity dd the best she could with her magic to reduce the bleeding. Dash and Applejack lifted Twilight onto their backs to get her to the nearest hospital.
"Nurse Redheart! Help her please!" was the general pattern Twilight could discern from their panic-filled cries. Redheart got her on a gurney and rushed to the closet operating room, occupied or not.
"Clear a table! Any table!" The nurse/doctor ordered. A light went on and Twilight was put under anesthesia.
Minutes later, Nurse Readheart came to the waiting room to see the rest of the Mane 6.
"Well?" Rainbow asked with hope.
"You're her friends, right?" They nodded. She took off her hat and put it close to her heart. "Then I must offer my condolences. her injuries were too severe." Even Rainbow Dash shed a tear.
"No. No, no this cannot be right. I'm... dead. Oh my Celestia. I'm dead."
We need to talk. The first voice continued.
. . . and the end drawing near