"TWILIGHT!?~ Oh my goodness it really is you!" Twilight stopped as soon as she heard her name but her heart melted as soon as she saw the pony moving towards her. "What are you doing here, Twilight!? Oh my gosh look at you!!" Pinkie Pie was surprisingly walking, of course it was a bit faster than normal pony walking speed. Twilight however met her half way as she threw herself into a hug with the earthpony. Pinkie Pie was wearing a Weyland T shirt and even had a gun holstered at her side. Pinkie Pie snorted before wrapping her hooves around the alicorn, small little tears formed in both of their eyes as they constricted themselves in a long hug.
"Pinkie~ its been so long! I missed you so much~!" Twilight sniffled as the hug finally came to a stop. Pinkie Pie beamed a smile and wiped her little tears off of her face before responding.
"I thought I would never see you five ever, Twilight, five is longer than four but look! Your here and its so" Pinkie stopped and leaned in trying not to get too overwhelmed and cry. It had been too long now sense Twilight left to go for space and it appeared Pinkie Pie had been up here for a very long time herself. Twilight smiled now and wiped the remaining tears using her magic to pull the neck of her outfit to wipe them away. Pinkie Pie used her tail to quickly straighten her belt on her waist to straighten her pistol she had at her side. The earthpony then moved her eyes over Twilight noticing the Weyland Outfit that was on her. "Oh Twilight, you work here too!" the hyper mare giggled with a snort and pressed her hoof on the alicorns chest right where the W was. Twilight looked down and her eyes quickly widened for a moment, she wasn't a Weyland but Pinkie didn't seem to know this.
"Um, yes, I do work here...its kind of...my first day here? That would be why we haven't met until now, Pinkie" Twilight lied quickly, even thought she could trust Pinkie, Twilight remembered back to what Gallants said and she had to lie to keep her runaway status a secret as long as possible around other Weyland Yutani workers. Pinkie raised a brow and for a moment it seemed like the mare was already in disbelief but then a bright smile spread across her face and the mare gave a quick hug and nodded understanding.
"Oh of course~ That explains everything! Oh! Oh! OH! The others are going to need to see you! Oh my gosh! Rarity out of them all will be the most happy too see you are here! Come on Twilight lets get a flanks in motion its party time!!" Twilight froze, her other friends were all here. They were up here with her all this time and she didn't know about it, the very thought that she was on board a Weyland ship was bad enough but now there was a possibility that most of her friends worked for them too. Twilight held back tears as the feeling of seeing all her friends again began to weigh on her. Pinkie Pie shook her head, the mare figured Twilight would freeze the moment her friends were brought up so Pinkie hooked one arm behind Twilight and pulled her close. "Come on, Twilight, lets go! The longer you wait the more your going to cry. I don't think I have any more tears left but if we sit here I will build up more" She giggles wiping her eyes, Twilight looked over and wiped her eyes as well but the tears began to flow faster than she could wipe them.
"My f-friends...your all here?"
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"I'm sorry girls! I don't know what you expected of me but I have to leave. This is something I need to do!" Twilight stomped her hoof and the tears began to flow on the mane six's faces. Twilight trembled surprised by how her friends were reacting to her choice. "I can't let this be the end of my friendship with her, not when it could be the beginning of something else!" Applejack stepped forward at that moment and the mare actually had tears. She wasn't one to cry on the outside until now.
"She hurt yer heart! Your choosing her over us, Twilight!" Applejack shook her head and slowly she took off her hat and wiped her cheeks clean of tears. They all stood there starring at Twilight as she stood on the ramp. "If you go on that ship and leave, you may never see us again....does that matter to ya?" Twilight turned away and began to sob, she wanted to step of the ships ramp and go back to the grass and hug all her friends but she knew if she did that the ship would leave soon after. This was her chance and she had to take it, Twilight turned to them as her violet eyes were filled with red and tears.
"You matter, all of you matter to me....you all have shown me a great time here on Equestria. I love you all like sisters but this is something I need to do. This is a fence I cannot mend through a letter or postcard!" Twilight turned away and opened her wings looking back with her eyes she walked up the ramp. "I'm Sorry..."
"Twilight!! Your okay, thank Celestia your okay!!" Twilight eyes flashed open and she saw the red and yellow strands of mane in her face as Sunset Shimmer was pulled close to her in a hug. Twilight teared up and hugged her back, she didn't even realize where she was at the moment because just a moment ago she was lost in thought. The rest of her friends Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie stood behind as Sunset was hugging Twilight, White was there too standing by Sunset Shimmers side. Tears rested in the stallions eyes as he looked at the alicorn. Twilight blushed and regained full focus to the present pulling Sunset in tighter tearing up.
"We were so worried about you after everything. Your okay, your really okay!" White said with a smile placing a hoof on Twilight giving her a hug making it a short group hug before he backed up pulling Sunset with him. The unicorn had eyes full of tears but the biggest smile. Twilight sniffled and her blush faded slightly as she noticed the rest of her friends were now slowly walking over and before she knew it she was surrounded by them all and they all had their arms around her hugging her tightly. Twilight's tears that were about to go after the hug from Sunset returned as she felt the touch of her long lost friends,or abandoned friends. Twilight's chest began to throb with bits of pain, her heart felt like it was going to explode as she separated the hug with all her friends, White looked at her and smiled but Sunset Shimmer didn't look as happy now that all of Twilight's friends were here.
"Girls! Its so good to see you~! I-I thought I would never again see your faces but here you all are!" Twilight's smile faded only slightly as she saw how many of them had Weyland uniforms on, why did they all work in the same area? Twilight forced her smile to remain big as she looked at them and they looked back. Rarity and Fluttershy were the only ones who seemed to not work here and must have been here for other reasons. Pinkie Pie giggled and looked around the room and giggled more as she spoke.
"Twilight started working the station today, I think she will work great with the company but she has been shaking allot when I talk about it. Haha, maybe she is nervous or something!?" Twilight's ears pinned back and she nodded agreeing. Sunset and White raised a brow and picked up quickly that she was lying, to her friends. Twilight placed her right hoof over her chest as the pain began to grow and it felt like she was hurting from all her guilt. "However I don't know why she was leaving the lab....wow Twilight you must be very important if you were leaving there" Twilight looked around and nodded.
"You know i don't like to think of myself as important, especially over anypony else so I wouldn't say that. It is just so great to see you all again, to feel you all again, to hear you all again! I missed you all so much!" Twilight said to quickly bring the conversation out of a company conversation. She didn't want to pretend and lie anymore about it unless she had too because she might slip and say something wrong. Then like Gallants said, she would be shot for trying to escape. Twilight gulped and her chest began to throb more again, she was happy to see them all again but her eyes quickly looked from them to Sunset and she walked over with a blush. Applejack and Rarity both gave a glare, Applejack the most. "Hello Sunset, I am so glad your still here with me" Everypony freezes when suddenly Twilight seemed to be in pain, White moved forward to catch her as she suddenly lost balance. "AAH~!!! What the hell...." Twilight's body shook a bit as if she was being shocked with electricity and her heart began to race as the pain inside no longer felt like pain from memories, it felt like she was dyeing. That is when everypony around her that new her called out her name as she began to whine and shake with pain.
"Twilight!!" They all went over to her and helped her up and the pain seemed to stop as the alicorn began to pant and regain balance. Applejack helped the most with her strength and well built body. She was like an anchor for a sailboat, she wasn't going to budge on this or anything.
"I got ya, Sugar Cube! Are you alright!?" Applejack looked over as Twilight regained her balance and was able to stand on her own now, she nodded.
"I'm fine! I'm fine, I just had surgery is all and it aches every now and again. I'll be fine~" Twilight groaned and soon the pain was gone completely and she quickly looked over to her friends and smiled, they were all around her with concerning eyes. "Thank you for helping me, all of you~!" White looked to Sunset and she looked back at him. While the rest of Twilight's friends now had smiles on their faces, they looked more concerned now than when Twilight was in pain. For Twilight, the largest amount of pain she had ever felt was just lifted. What felt like a chestburster trying to bust from her chest was now lifted as if the source was.....killed.