One Last Gift
The unicorn trotted through the dense forest, picking up her hooves, ducking under branches, until she came to a flat open surface. Five other mares, another unicorn, two earth ponies, and two Pegasus were there,waiting for her. "Finally" one of the Pegasus harrumphed. She had an icy blue coat and dark green eyes, but her blue and green mane was streaked with grey, as was her muzzle.
"Don't be so rude Swift Bolt" the other unicorn, a steel gray mare with a lilac mane and tail scolded lightly. While her mane and muzzle weren't as grey as the rest were, she was still very,very old.
"Ah,it's okay, Sapphire" Falling Star assured her fellow unicorn. "Shall we go then?" A red earth pony with a straight mane asked,smiling at her friends. The other earth pony, a cream colored one with a white mane and tail nodded and went over to help the oldest, the other Pegasus, a pure white one with a creamy mane and tail. "You don't have to do that Fruit" She protested as the earth pony lifted her up.
Fruit Juice snorted "nonsense, it's not like your getting any younger Paw Prints" she carried her friend all the way down the ravine, almost falling on the way down. Seeing this, Swift Bolt flew over and picked Paw Print up without saying anything. She carried her all the way to their chosen location.
The six friends stared at the rocky ground. "Are you sure about this, Falling?" Paw Print asked, glancing between the lilac unicorn and the chosen location. The youngest of the group nodded determined. "Rosy says that she saw a time of great tragedy, of a pony that was earth,unicorn and Pegasus, an evil pony called Nightmare Moon, a draconiquis named Discord, a thing named a changeling and somepony named Tirek. The earliest being, Tirek isn't coming for at least four centuries, but we must be prepared."
"Wait, wait,wait" Swift Bolt interrupted. "A pony who's a unicorn, earth and Pegasus pony all at once? What would that even be called?"
"Didn't draconiquis die out years ago?" Paw Print wondered.
"Such a shame" Fruit Juice sighed.
"This one survived, and he isn't like the draconiquis' we used to know" Falling frowned. "So, are you ready?" The others all looked at each other, Rosy looked excited, Print looked nervous, Sapphire looked curious, Swift determined and Juice stoic. So, basically, they were all acting like usual.
Falling used her magic to levitate six rocks and gems gems. Each rock was decorated with a symbol; a gem, a balloon, a lightning bolt, a apple, a butterfly and, finally a six pointed star. "These are the rocks you saw, right?" She asked and Rosy grinned. "Yep!"
Sapphire examined the gems, her trained eye running over them. A ruby,which symbolized loyalty, a sapphire, which symbolized generosity, jasper, symbolizing love, or kindness, rose quartz, symbolizing laughter, or happiness, jade, symbolizing honesty, and finally a tourmaline, which is said to boost magic.
"Their beautiful" she admitted, running a hoof over the smooth edges. "Where did you find them?" Fallen glanced around. "On a rock farm."
After a solid two minute of laughing, which eventually died down to wheezy gasps, the six elders pulled themselves together. "Ready?" Fallen Star asked, and, with serious faces, the others nodded.
"Swift Bolt!" The Pegasus stepped forwards. "When we were stuck in this forest and separated, you found your way out. But instead of leaving, you came back to help us. For this, you symbolize the element of- LOYALTY!" The rock with the lightning bolt and the ruby began to circle her. Swift dropped to her knees.
"Paw Print!" The elder squeaked. "When Fruit Juice broke her hoof, you used your compassion to calm her down, and then used your knowledge on herbs to dull the pain. You offered her words of comfort and for that you symbolize the element of- KINDNESS!" The jasper and the butterfly rock circled her, and she dropped her head, exhausted.
"Rose Quartz!" The earth pony hopped forward. "When we were trapped in the cave's, you led us out, by letting us follow the sound of your laughter to safety. You kept our spirit's high and showed us how to smile in a world so dark. For this you symbolize- LAUGHTER!" The rose quarts and balloon rock circled around the mare, who collapsed on her side.
"Fruit Juice!" With a calm face, the mare stepped forwards. "When we all first met, and none of us could trust each other, it was you who brought us together, with your honesty and willingness to see what was really going on, when all of us turned a blind eye! For this you symbolize- HONESTY!" Fruit Juice staggered as the apple rock and the jade spun around her.
"Sapphire" the grey unicorn took a single step forwards. "When we went deep into the forest, we were running low on supplies, like freshwater. But you still gave all you could, and more, just so that we could be happy. Because of this, you symbolize the element of- [b GENEROSITY!" She screwed up her eyes in pain as the rock with the gem on it and the sapphire circled her.
"Falling Star" Star called, as she herself took a step forward. "When we were in the forest, I used every last ounce of my magic to keep us all alive. But it wasn't just my magic. It was all our magic, our bond, our friendship our spark. And because of this, I symbolize Magic!" The tourmaline and the six pointed rock circled the unicorn, as she and all her friends fell down onto the ground.
"I love you guys" Fallen Star managed to gasp out through the tears of pain and sorrow filling her eyes. The others didn't say anything, they didn't need to.
Then, acting as she always did, on impulse, Swift Bolt reached out a hoof and held hooves with Paw Print, who turned around and reached out to Rose Quarts. It went down the line, no hesitation among the six ponies who now knew each other like their own shadow. Weakly, Fallen Star turned and held hooves with Swift Bolt, turning their line into a circle.
I can't think of any better way to die, Fallen Star thought.
Goodbye, my friends, Swift Bolt thought.
I'll miss you, Paw Print thought.
Maybe we'll see each other again, Fruit Juice thought.
You girls have been the dearest friends anypony could have, Sapphire thought.
See you soon, Rose Quartz thought.
And then, as one, they all stopped thinking.
Their bodies vanished into beams of light, and they melded together, forming,making,creating. The gems and rocks were dragged in, until, with a flash of light, it stopped.
If anypony were to pass by, they would of have seen something amazing. They would of have seen a place that a few seconds ago was rocky and bare, save for six bodies and some gems and rocks, suddenly transform, into a beautiful, glowing tree.
Life went on after the elements of harmony died. Rose Quartz' children took up rock farming, to protect the sacred rocks that helped store the elements,which Celestia would later use to store them when Twilight Sparkle found them. Fallen Star's children were genius's in magic, especially her great great grandson, Starswirl. Apple Juice's family started farms, usually to do with tree's, in honor of their ancestor.
Swift Bolt's daughter, Storm Warning was the first pony to ever perform a sonic rainboom. This happened before her mother died, and she did it right in front of her and her friends, and afterwards, she helped found The Wonderbolts. Sapphire's children later helped design Canterlot, putting their artistic eyes to good use. Paw Print's children were quieter, slinking into the background, but many years later, Doe Step managed to befriend the elusive Bat Ponies, who would then work for the Princess Of The Night.
After everything that you just learned, it seems fitting that Twilight, Pinkie,Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were descendants of the elements of harmony. And your right. They were. But it was a lot more complicated than that.
Maybe it was the fact that Twilight used to have dreams about dying, or Fluttershy stating that she read a book about a pony being reborn, but having no memories, and 'connecting to it.'
But when you get down to it, there was no doubt about it; Twilight, Pinkie,Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were not only the descendants of the elements of harmony, they were the elements of harmony.
Reborn.
They should of had no memory of their past life, save for dreams and deja vu, and that was correct, five of them did.
But one didn't. One actually remembered her past life, every last detail, but she knew telling anypony would be a big mistake. It would send her friends into a tailspin. Who am I? The real question of life, that.
Maybe this is why I've decided to write this. So, if I pass away, my other friends will read this and understand. That, despite everything, we are not just one pony, we are two. And maybe if they read this they'll understand how I-
"Pinkie Pie?"Twilight asked, leaning in the doorframe, wings folded. Smiling, I turned to her. "Yes Twily?" I asked pleasantly. "Have you seen Spike? I've been looking for him everywhere!"
I shook my head. "Nope, sorry. Try the bathroom, I guess." She thanks me and leaves.
Now where was I? Ah yes. Maybe one day they'll read this and they'll understand how I knew what a Sonic Rainboom was, that I met the first pony ever to do it.
I don't think I ever would of have known if it weren't for the rainboom when I was a filly on the rock farm. Maybe it had something to do with the fact the others had cover; Applejack was inside, as was Twilight, when it happened. Rarity was behind a rock, and Fluttershy was in a forest, while I was in a flat open space.
I think it messed up my brain, I hear voices sometimes, and none of what their saying makes sense, something about 'My Little Pony' and someone called Andrea Libman.
I think I predicted this would happen before I died, I remembered not being sad dying, as if I knew what was going to happen. Although back then my precognition was much more advanced.
Still, I know my friend's will want to read this, so I added this to my will, to read it together.
Something for me to give to them.
One Last Gift.