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// We'll Meet Again 
// Story: The Lost Sibling 
// by Teotle 
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Teotle lay on the ground, still crippled by the arrow in his hind leg. Scarlet stood in there, staring down at him in disappointment.

"Why?" She asked. "Why would a monster like you, a hell hound, do something so stupid?"

Teotle answered, "There is nothing stupid about protecting a friend."

"Hmm, where was that sentiment when our mother was dying?" Scarlet asked bitterly.

"I wanted to save her." Teotle replied. "But she didn't want that. She wanted to be with our father."

Scarlet said nothing. She only stared at him with disbelief as he struggled to get the arrow out of his leg. Eventually, she decided to do it herself. She yanked the arrow out, not caring about how much Teotle screamed. Once the arrow was all the way out, she healed him with her dark magic. 

Teotle then asked, "Why are you..."

"Spare me your words, hellhound. I'm only making this a fair fight." Scarlet replied as she finished treating Teotle. "Get up, it's time to finish this."

"I refuse to fight you." Teotle argued, dropping his sword. "No matter how much you hate me, no matter badly you want to kill me, I still love you as a sister."

Scarlet clenched her teeth and said, "Fine, then I'll just kill you now." She raised aimed her bow at Teoltle's head and made her shot. However, the arrow didn't hit it's mark, it just dissolved into a flash of light. She shot another arrow, but the result was the same. How could this be? Was it some spell that Teotle was casting? How did he do it?

A familiar voice appeared and called out, "Scarlet, my daughter." Scarlet looked around and saw no one. Before she could ask who it was, a flash of light appeared next to Teotle . The light came from Teotle's sword, which began to glow brighter with each passing moment. The light began to flow out of the sword, split into two pieces and take on physical shapes. Shapes that both Teotle and Scarlet knew very well.

"Mother? Father?" They both asked together.

"Yes, children." Replied Frost. "Its us."

"Have you come here to help me?" Asked Scarlet.

"Yes." answered Crimson Arrow. "But not in the way you expect."

Meanwhile, Nyx ran to where the light was coming from, with the princesses and Shining Armor right behind her. All of the monsters under Shadowflames control have been restrained and were being watched by the royal guards. When they arrived, they saw Teotle and Scarlet with their parents standing in front of them. Crimson Arrow was holding a black sphere in his paw. It was Shadowflame's soul.

"What's happening?" Asked Celestia.

Frost and Crimson Arrow turned to face the princesses as they watched them from a distance. "We saved our children." Frost answered.

Just then, a Stonewall approached from down the street where the monsters were being held. "Princesses, the monsters, they... They've turned back to normal."

"That's because Shadowflame has no more control over them." Crimson Arrow explained. "Without him, they have returned to their old selves."

"How did you two get here?" Asked Luna. "We all thought you were dead."

"We are." Answered Frost. "The blue pearl in Teotle's sword acts as a gateway between purgatory and the world of the living. We used it to come and end Shadowflame's schemes."

"But I thought it only allowed me and Nyx to visit you in our dreams." Said Teotle. "How is this possible?"

"We can enter your world with the pearl's magic, but only for a short while, and there's a catch." Frost explained. "After this visit, the pearl will lose all its power and you won't be able to enter purgatory again, unless you die."

Scarlet's eyes widened as she protested, "No, No, you can't just leave us like this, not again."

"I'm sorry for this, Scarlet, but it's already done." Said Crimson Arrow. "We wanted to come here as a last resort, if Teotle didn't find the strength to fight you."

"But why?" Why would you do this to save him? He killed mother and..."

"No, Scarlet." Frost interrupted. "I gave my life to save his when his aunt, Smoke, tried to kill him. It was my choice."

"But he could have healed you." Scarlet cried. "He has the power of Resurrection. He could have..."

"Yes, he could have saved me, but his place was never with me, it was with Nyx and her friends in ponyville." Frost explained. "The same goes for, my daughter. You two are family, you must stay together. Besides, my place is by your father's side, watching over you from the next life."

"But...I..."

Frost put her paw onto Scarlet's head, scratching behind her ears, like she did when she was still a cub. She then, joined Crimson Arrow in giving her and Teotle a loving embrace. "Nyx." Frost said, holding her paw out to the filly to have her join them."

Nyx entered the group hug and the two parents squeezed them as warm and tight as they could, as if it would be their last meeting for a long time, it however would not be the end. No, it was just the beginning.