Together Forever.
“My my, Applejack. You’re looking so well, all things considered. Those years of farmwork aren’t showing on you at all! Tell me, what’s your secret? But first, finish off your Apple Surprise. The ‘surprise’ is… I put extra apple in it! Tee hee. By the way, how’s Apple Bloom and the rest of the Apple clan? I was sad to hear about dear Granny Smith, but I’m sure you’ll pull through it together. Did I mention, I love your shawl…?”
Receiving nought but a stony silence from her friend, Princess Twilight Sparkle shrugged her shoulders in defeat before turning instead to another of her closest confidantes, Rainbow Dash. If anypony is going to talk to me, it’s good ol’ loudmouthed Rainbow.
“Howdy, Rainbow! What’s it liking being captain of the Wonderbolts? I hope you still find enough time to see Scootaloo now and again! She worships the skies you fly in, in case you didn’t know. Have you read the latest Daring-Do book yet? I haven’t had chance because of all my duties… what a royal pain! Get it? Huh, I thought you’d appreciate a good joke… mind you, I think I know somepony who does…”
Without skipping a beat, Twilight spun about to look at Pinkie Pie, who hadn’t stopped smiling since she’d arrived with everypony else for the picnic that sunny day.
“Any idea what’s up with Rainbow, Pinkie? I think her head’s in the clouds again. But not you, right? You must still have all kinds of fun, messing around with Cheese Sandwich! Is Little Cheese just as mischievous as ever? I bet he is! I’m surprised you even have chance to plan any parties for Canterlot now, you must be rushed off your hooves! But I can tell you who never is…”
Not waiting for a response from her permanently grinning friend, It was Fluttershy’s turn to receive the alicorn’s due attention. The pegasus was sitting there as if frozen in time, listening intently to every word.
“…Fluttershy! You’re barely touched your mug of honeysuckle tea. Here, let me refresh that for you. You know what’s worse than dealing with stone-cold tea though? A whole animal sanctuary full of crafty critters like Angel bunny! And that chaotic Discord, to hoof. How do you manage it?! You always seem so relaxed, especially these days. You have to tell me your secret, otherwise I might just end up just like…”
At this juncture, Twilight espied the last of her circle of friends Rarity sitting in the centre and gazed at her optimistically, maybe hoping for some kind of communication which was patently lacking from the others.
“...Rarity! Sorry, I don’t mean any offence. But you always appear so stressed out! You should take a leaf out of Sweetie Belle's book, and take it easy once in a while. I hear your boutiques are doing fine, so why not leave them in the more-than-able care of Sassy Saddles and take a well-deserved vacation? I know the perfect spot, just off the coast of… aargh!! Spike, Spike… it happened again.”
“I’m coming… I’m coming…” The booming yet somewhat worn-out voice of the Princess’s head adviser could be heard as his muscular form flew outside to the Palace Gardens via the backdoor. “So, it was her right forehoof that fell off this time, was it? That’s new. Usually it’s her horn or tail…”
“Stop jabbering Spike, and fix it. Can’t you see? Everypony else is staring at us. It’s embarrassing.” The alicorn’s raised hoof indicated the nearby close-knit gathering of Cozy Glow, Tirek and Queen Chrysalis. “They want to join our little party, but as I keep telling them… not a chance in Tartarus! Not after what they tried to do to the world! I don’t care if they do say they’ll be ‘on their best behaviour from now on’ and bring the potato salad; it’s not going to happen…!”
“A-Anything you say Twi. You are the Princess, after all. Look, I fixed Rarity! She’s as good as new. Just be more careful when you hug her from now on.” Spike indicated with a shaking claw where he’d stuck the fashionista’s missing limb back in place. “You give me a shout if something else drops off, and I’ll be here in a shot with my special tube of glue to set it right.”
“Thanks Spike, I knew I could count on you.” Twilight stared affectionately at her undyingly loyal companion, before a wonderful idea struck her. “Say, you wouldn’t like to join us at all? I can make a space for you on the mat, just over there. Fluttershy and Pinkie would have to budge up a bit, but it should be okay…”
“N-no N-no, I’m fine for now thanks.” Spike waved his claws in the air sheepishly, even as Twilight’s horn began glowing in that ominous violet colour. “You do get kind of attached to your flesh after a while. Even if I get loose scales all over my bed and the bathroom floor, it’s still far preferable than… anyway, I’ll leave you to the rest of your picnic. H-Have fun, and try not to stay out too late this time.”
“Remember, if you change your mind we’ll always be here…” Twilight called out to a hastily retreating Spike, before addressing her statuesque friends in a more candid way.
“I swear, everypony… I don’t know what’s gotten into him of late. He always seems so nervous, on-edge, making excuses not to be in the same room. Ah well. Guess that’s all part of getting older, isn’t it? Not that any of you have to worry about that anymore! So anyway, did you hear the latest gossip? I heard my former student Yona has taken up professional ballet. Ballet, I ask you! And you’ll never guess who her partner is… Sandbar, of all ponies… who’d have thought it…”
The wind whistled by, the seasons changed but time stood still as the ageless Council Of Friendship stood motionless and listened on…
Forever.
Horror is usually not my genre, but I saw something that gave me inspiration and I had to try out this idea. If you don't attempt new things, how will you ever know if you're good at them, right?
Anyway, hope this gave you the requisite chills. Be seeing you! 
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Spooky
files.everypony.ru/smiles/7a/46/67340a.png - I didn't join the Legion of Doom.
files.everypony.ru/smiles/0d/45/cd8eda.png - It was HER! files.everypony.ru/smiles/44/7f/48898e.png
Of course, it sounds creepy that the threat of losing close friends has driven Twilight so crazy.
Man, Twilight really did go over the edge.
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Eternal life can do that to you (not that I'm an expert on the subject, but still...)
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That's why it's a horror. Something tells me that a lot of the down marks I'll get on this story are because people hate the idea of such a scary scenario, rather than it being a commentary on the story itself...
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Indeed.
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You just fix "Queen Celestia", please.
And so, the work is normal.
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All done. Oops!
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All the more reason to think immortality in a setting that places such value on friendship is a punishment rather than a blessing.
After reading through this, one of the things that stuck out to me the most was the implications that Twilight left Lil' Cheese without his mother.
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True, but at least Twilight isn’t so far gone she’s petrifying children now…
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Yeah, well, I feel it might only be a matter of time. She clearly has no qualms about petrifying Spike, and he's practically her son for crying out loud.
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Lil' Cheese could always join the picnic.
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...I got a feeling Pinkie wouldn't want that.
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I got a feeling Pinkie doesn't want to be a part of this picnic and yet here she is lol.
So wait. Maybe I missed it, or didn't quite parse it right...
Are these just marionettes of her friends or like... Their actual dead, preserved bodies?
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They’re stone statues, if you want to give the game away.
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How in the world is Rarity already breaking? Discord was a statue for 1000+ years and was in one piece the whole time. According to the context it hasn't even been a single lifetime for the Mane 6 though? You know unless Twilights just that far gone I guess.
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Too much hugging and general moving about. I doubt Discord was that in demand whilst he was stuck in stone.
Such a happy fate for the main 6, being all together for all eternity. Can't understand why Spike wouldn't join them
A good morbid scenario, with Twilight petrifying her friends so she can keep them forever
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. I can only hope her friends are spared such a grizzly fate, not only trapped in an unmovable body, but also their only company being their former friend, who is descending deeper and deeper into madness 
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And than I remembered that Discord could still sense everything around him, even while imprisoned
A little snapshot of Twilight's psyche. Terrifying.
Lots of terrifying places "Twilight will not outlive her friends" can be taken. Of course, aging was never the issue when one of those friends is Rainbow Dash.
Twilight has officially lost it. Although, I’m curious why no one has done anything.
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Exactly what I was aiming for. Thank you.
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Hmm…
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A bit difficult, considering she’s the all-powerful alicorn ruler. But that, and any potential revolution, isn’t really the focus of this story, though.
Not sure if I'd categorize this as horror, it's fun AF and actually got some laughs out of me. Poor Spike lol.
Great fic.
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You may have a point.
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Either you love this fic, or you hate it seems to be the general consensus. I myself am very proud of it, but it might take a certain brand of black humour to maybe get the best out of it. Glad it resonated with you anyway.
Anyone who knows the show knows that the Twilight we've seen throughout the series, yeah is probably one panic attack away from a mental break this bad. What's worse, like that hey magic would probably be unrestrained and probably to much for even Discord to stop.
A pity they have no mouths. I have a feeling they must use them really bad right now.
Packs a lot of creepy into a few words!
Holy hell... I was not expecting that. But its great.
It’s a tragedy, yes, but not necessarily horror. It’s like watching a beloved family member slip into dementia. In any case, immortality blues stories are always a hard sell for me, and this one didn’t have the space or time to make the concept stand out. (How is the rest of the country handling itself while its ruler holes herself up in her statue garden, lost in memories of happier times?)
A good effort, but not exactly novel in its concept or approach. Still, thank you for it... though it seems you never actually entered it into the contest.
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How do I do that, then... if it's not too late?
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Per Rule 6, you had to have the story in one of the contest folders by yesterday.
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That's... actually a lot better than what I thought it was.
Awesome story with a creepy idea! I did a reading on my YouTube channel, I'll paste a link in you'd like to check it out.
https://youtu.be/7wxqKiqs-gA?si=ya2peR-LTRcwDDQh
What a story
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I think a lot of the downvoters didn't 'get it', and were criticising the story for their false interpretation of Twilight reanimating the dead bodies of her murdered friends, or something. Do I HAVE to spell everything out for the reader? Is subtlety a dying art in writing?
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Thanks a bunch, very professionally done IMHO. I especially like the echoey sound effects for Twily's private 'thoughts'.
This is going straight up on the main screen of the story, in recognition of your laudable unpaid efforts to bring my fic to life... you do realise I'm flat broke don't you? RIP My family's Christmas presents.
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For a minute there I saw that as 'What's a story'? And was beginning to wonder if I was in the right place.
Anyway, thanks dude.