It has been several years since Twilight ascended the throne. Celestia and Luna decide to visit Twilight to see how things are. Things don't go as they expected.
Celestia and Luna decide to come visit Twilight Sparkle to see how she is doing as ruler. Seeing Twilight Sparkle crying, they ask why. Twilight explains and asks for a favor. A favor that could change the lives of the former princesses and Equestria.
It’s been a few years in Equestria, and Celestia and Luna knew that very well. Although they had retired from the throne, they didn’t abandon Equestria, only strolled through the cities. They noticed that several ponies got old. They were in Ponyville to visit. Just Celestia seeing her former subjects like that made her think of Twilight Sparkle. How was her former student and friend doing as ruler?
“Just seeing the grown foals makes me happy, sister.” Luna looked at the old foals who were now mares and stallions.
“Yes, Luna,” said Celestia, not paying attention to what Luna was saying.
Luna saw a Stallion come to her with a smile. “Luna!”
The former princess of the night recognized the stallion. “Pipsqueak!”
Pipsqueak hugged Luna. “It’s been so long since I have seen you.”
Luna hugged her back. “Me too. Since our first Nightmare Night.”
Pipsqueak stepped out of his embrace and noticed something. “Luna, where’s your crown?”
“I don’t use her anymore, Pipsqueak,” replied Luna.
Pipsqueak was nothing but confused. “But why not? Why don’t you use it anymore? Aren’t you a princess anymore?”
Luna knew that possibly Pipsqueak would be surprised and saddened by what she would say. “It’s just that I retired. I’m not a princess anymore.”
“Who is the princess in your place now, Luna?” asked Pipsqueak.
“Twilight Sparkle.”
Pipsqueak smiled. “Ah. The same mare that helped you on your first Nightmare Night?”
Luna smiled. “Yes. The same mare that now rules Equestria.”
“She must have been very close to you I suppose?”
“Yes. She was the first mare I ever made friends with.”
Pipsqueak smiled at that. “Well, I’m going. But before you go, Luna. I want to say something.”
The stallion gave Luna a hug. Luna was surprised. “Even if you have retired, you will always be my favorite princess.”
Luna didn’t expect that, smiled and hugged her back. She felt like crying. “Thank you, Pipsqueak.”
Pipsqueak got out of the hug and went on. Luna and Celestia watched the stallion go.
Celestia looked at Luna. “Well, Luna. Let’s check out Twilight Sparkle?”
Luna looked at Celestia. “Yes, Sister.”
Twilight Sparkle was crying in her room. She was isolated from everything and everypony. There was no one in the room but her. Spike was outside, only listening to the cries of the ruler of Equestria. The dragon wanted to come in and help Twilight Sparkle. But the alicorn refused.
“Twilight, let me in to help you,” said Spike.
“No, Spike,” said Twilight Sparkle. Her voice was muffled.
“Twilight, I just want to help you,” said Spike. “Please let me in the room.”
“Please, Spike!” Twilight started to scream, but it wasn’t from anger but from sadness. “Leave me alone!”
Spike sighed before leaving the door. He just wanted to find a way to cheer up Twilight Sparkle. But he didn’t know what to do. He already tried to talk to her, to cheer her up. But Twilight couldn’t stop crying.
The dragon heard hoofbeats and saw two ponies he would never have imagined seeing again. “Celestia? Luna? What are you two doing here?”
“We came to check on how Twilight is doing as ruler of Equestria, Spike,” replied Celestia. “Can we see her? Do you know where she is?”
“Yes. I know where she is, ”said Spike, before pointing to a door and leaving.
Celestia and Luna didn’t understand why Spike left. They expected Spike to go with them to the Twilight room. But despite that, they went to the door. Celestia knocked on the door with a hoof.
“Leave me alone, Spike!”
Celestia and Luna were surprised by the scream, but soon recovered.
“Twilight, it’s not Spike who knocked on the door.” said Celestia with a friendly smile. “it was us.”
Hooves sounded and the door opened revealing Twilight Sparkle. They both marveled at Twilight’s adult form of alicorn, but their expressions shifted from worry to tears in their eyes.
Twilight Sparkle recognized the two mares standing before her. “Celestia? Luna?”
Twilight Sparkle hugged the former princesses of Equestria. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen you two. How is retirement?”
Although Celestia was happy to see Twilight, she was worried too. “Twilight why are you crying?”
Twilight Sparkle left the hug and her expression of joy changed to sadness. “Oh. Is nothing.”
“Twilight, you can tell us what you are feeling,” said Luna. “Although we retired, we remain your friends.”
When Twilight Sparkle heard the last sentence, she cried again and lay on the floor. Celestia and Luna were worried.
“Twilight, why are you crying?” asked Luna.
“I just got emotional about it, Luna,” replied Twilight Sparkle. “Really. You don’t need to worry about me.”
“Twilight, I’m your friend,” said Luna. “And I’d like to know what’s bother you.”
“You two will be mad at me.”
“Twilight, we would never be mad at you,” said Celestia before lifting Twilight’s chin.
“I know, Celestia,” said Twilight Sparkle. “But the reason for my sadness is very complex.”
“Twilight, are you afraid we will judge you?” asked Luna.
Twilight Sparkle felt possibly guilty for feeling that. “Yes, Luna.”
“Twilight, we wouldn’t judge you,” said Celestia, before taking Twilight Sparkle with her magic to lift her. “If it makes you feel comfortable, we can talk in the bedroom.”
Twilight Sparkle was staring at the floor. “OK…”
Twilight Sparkle entered the room first. Then it was Celestia and then Luna. When the two former princesses entered the room, they saw several tissues around. Celestia looked at Twilight and saw her lying on the bed. Celestia was worried. Why was Twilight sad?
Celestia went to Twilight Sparkle and hugged with a wing. “Twilight, tell us. We will help you in whatever way it can to make you happy as before.”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia. “That’s very kind of you. But I don’t know if I should tell you and Luna. ”
“Is that so bad the reason?” asked Celestia.
Twilight Sparkle felt tears come to her eyes. “Yes…”
“But Twilight, why don’t you want to tell us?” asked Luna.
Twilight Sparkle cried again. Celestia and Luna just looked sad. She didn’t know what to do. Why didn’t Twilight want to tell them?
“Because the real reason I’m crying is because I feel alone!” shouted Twilight Sparkle through tears.
“But you have your friends, Twilight,” said Luna, with a smile.
Twilight Sparkle felt more like crying. “They are no longer here, Luna. They passed away. ”
Luna’s smile fell at what Twilight Sparkle said. Celestia felt sorry for Twilight Sparkle. Twilight was going through what she and Luna go through.
Luna put a hoof on the back of Twilight Sparkle. “Twilight, it’s normal. All the ponies die.”
Twilight Sparkle was now with her eyes closed. “I know, Luna. But they were my best friends. It was from them that I learned the true meaning of friendship. Without them now, it seems that it will be impossible for me to continue ruling Equestria. ”
“But Twilight, you’re now the ruler of Equestria,” said Luna. “How will Equestria live without a ruler?”
Twilight Sparkle wiped the tears with a hoof. She still felt tears in her eyes. “Well, I have a student, Luna. Her name is Luster Dawn. Maybe she can be my successor. ”
Celestia and Luna seemed concerned about the last sentence.
“Why are you wanting to retire, Twilight?” asked Celestia.
Twilight Sparkle didn’t want to tell the truth, but she didn’t want to lie to her former mentor and friend. “Because… I want to get rid of my immortality and die too.”
The room the three alicorns were in was silent. While Celestia and Luna were shocked, Twilight was looking sadly at her bed cover.
Celestia decided to speak to be sure. “Do you want to get rid of your immortality and die to be with your friends in the heaven?”
Twilight Sparkle continued to look down. “Yes, Celestia.”
“Twilight, do you plan to retire now?” asked Luna.
“As much as I want now, I can’t. I need to look in the library for a spell that will get me rid of my immortality, and then warn Luster Dawn that I will retire, make her coronation and then she will rule Equestria in my place.”
“I understand, Twilight,” said Celestia with a smile. “Would you like us to help you with this?”
Twilight managed to smile, despite everything she was going through. “Yes, Celestia.”
Twilight Sparkle got out of bed and headed for the door. As they left the room, Celestia and Luna looked and loved the new decoration of the castle. They wondered if it was Rarity who came up with the decor or if Twilight herself decorated it.
Spike saw Twilight with Celestia and Luna and went until three. “Twilight! Are you feeling better?”
“I still feel a little sad, Spike,” replied Twilight Sparkle.
“Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?” asked Spike, now with both paws together, as if he was begging.
Twilight Sparkle thought before answering. “No, Spike. But thanks.”
Spike saw Twilight Sparkle walk again. “Where are you going with Celestia and Luna?”
Twilight looked at Spike. “We’re going to the library, Spike.”
“Will you read with them?” asked Spike.
“Technically, yes.”
Spike smiled. “Well, I hope you three have fun.”
Twilight Sparkle watched Spike walk into the throne room before walking again. Celestia and Luna did the same
Arriving at the library, Twilight, Celestia, and Luna began picking up three books and taking them to a table to start reading about a spell. Twilight Sparkle started reading, hoping to find a spell at first. What Twilight didn’t know was that Celestia and Luna looked still looked a little shocked by what Twilight told them earlier.
After five hours, The Three Mares couldn’t find any book that talked about an spell to take away immortality. The only thing she found was that some creatures that had powers could take away the immortality of alicorns and immortal creatures. Twilight Sparkle was about to talk to Celestia and Luna about what she thought. But a voice interrupted her.
“Princess Twilight! Dinner is ready!”
Twilight Sparkle looked back and saw Gallus. “Thank you, Gallus. I’m already going. You can return to your post.”
Gallus bowed before leaving. Luna and Celestia were surprised. They never imagined that a Griffon would be a royal guard.
Twilight Sparkle looked back. “Well, let’s go.”
Celestia and Luna began to walk as Twilight led the way to the dining room. The two former princesses of Equestria looked at each other worriedly.
“Sister, is it wrong that I don’t want Twilight to die?” whispered Luna.
Celestia wasn’t sure. Because she felt the same as Luna.
“I don’t know, Luna,” Celestia whispered back.
Twilight Sparkle opened a door and looked back. “We have arrived.”
Celestia and Luna looked back at Twilight Sparkle and entered the room. The dining room hasn’t changed so much. The only thing that changed was the color of the tablecloth and the wall.
Twilight Sparkle sat in the middle and Celestia and Luna sat between the ruler of Equestria. Celestia and Luna realized that Twilight Sparkle wasn’t eating, just watching the food with a sad look. They were both worried. Did Twilight Sparkle fall into depression over the death of her friends?
“Twilight, aren’t you going to eat?” asked Celestia worriedly.
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia. “I’m not hungry.”
Luna didn’t want to ask that, but she was worried about her friend. “Twilight, did you fall into depression over your friends’s deaths?”
Twilight looked at the table and let out a breath. Tears started to come out of her eyes. “It seems so.”
Celestia and Luna looked at each other worriedly. They knew that Twilight Sparkle was attached to their friends, but they never imagined that lavender alicorn would be depressed by the loss of their friends.
“Is there anything we can do to make you happy, Twilight?” asked Celestia, now sad.
Twilight Sparkle put her head and both hooves on the table. “Well, I’ll go look for the spell tomorrow in my old castle and the Ponyville libraries. If I don’t find it, I don’t know who can help me.”
“Would you like us to help you, Twilight?” asked Luna.
“Of course, Luna,” Twilight replied with a small smile. “Working together will be much faster.”
After the three had finished eating, Celestia and Luna watched Twilight leave the room sadly. When Twilight Sparkle closed the door, Luna looked at Celestia.
“Sister, what will we do?” asked Luna.
Celestia looked at Luna. “I don’t know, Luna. But I think we should help Twilight to not be so sad. ”
“Will you two eat more?”
Celestia and Luna looked left and saw a cook pony. They both realized that it wasn’t the same cook who made the food for them.
“No. We’ll be leaving the room,” replied Celestia.
The cook left the room and went back into the kitchen.
Celestia and Luna stood up. They intended to spend time with Twilight Sparkle. The two would try to make Twilight a little happy.
Twilight Sparkle was outside the castle and was walking in the garden. She intended to visit her friends’s grave. The thought of her outliving without her friends made her cry. She started to cry. But she cried even more when she reached the tomb of the five mares. She lay down and began to cry a lot.
“Girls, I’m so sorry,” said Twilight Sparkle. “I didn’t realize before that I was going to be immortal and now I’m alone. Without friends.”
What Twilight Sparkle didn’t realize was that Celestia and Luna were coming to her. But they stopped when they saw Twilight crying near the five graves. They looked sad at Twilight Sparkle.
When morning came, Celestia and Luna got up from their beds to have breakfast. They wondered if Twilight was feeling a little better. Celestia and Luna left the room and were about to head to the dining room for breakfast, but when they heard Twilight cry, they went to the door that saw the sound.
Celestia knocked on the door. “Twilight? You are crying?”
“Please, Celestia. Leave me alone ...” Twilight Sparkle tried to say it in a not so sad way, but it failed.
“Twilight, let us in. We want to help you feel better,” said Luna.
“Luna, I want to be alone. Please...”
Celestia and Luna looked at each other before looking back at the door. “OK. We will respect you. But did you at least lower the moon and raise the sun?”
There was a silence.
“No ...” said Twilight Sparkle, now crying even more.
Celestia and Luna were concerned about the answer.
“Twilight, you need to lower the moon,” said Celestia, “and raise the sun.”
“I know, Celestia. But how can I do this if my sadness is much greater? Without my friends by my side, I feel like I shouldn’t be doing anything else,” said Twilight Sparkle.
Celestia and Luna couldn’t deny that Twilight Sparkle really went into depression. Twilight refused to do real duties.
“Twilight, you didn’t forget what we were going to do today, right?”
“No. We were going to the libraries in Ponyville and my old castle to look for a book that talked about how to get my immortality out.”
There was a silence again. Celestia and Luna wondered if Twilight would leave the room. And what they thought, happened. Twilight Sparkle opened the door, but she didn’t smile. Celestia missed when Twilight Sparkle was as happy as before.
“I just lowered the moon,” said Twilight Sparkle, “and raised the sun.”
Twilight Sparkle started walking. She was looking down. Twilight felt more tears in her eyes.
When they arrived at the dining room, the food was already on the table. Twilight Sparkle, like yesterday, didn’t eat, just watched the food sadly, the lavender alicorn felt more tears and put her head on the plate, not caring if her mane got dirty with food.
When Celestia and Luna finished eating, they saw that Twilight still had its head on the plate.
“Twilight.” began Celestia.
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia.
“We are both done eating. Won’t you eat?” asked Celestia.
Twilight Sparkle looked at the plate again. “No, Celestia. I’m not hungry.”
“Well, are we going to Ponyville?”
“Yes, Celestia.” Twilight Sparkle used a spell to make the food in her mane disappear.
Twilight, Celestia and Luna decided to fly to Ponyville. Twilight was still sad. Celestia and Luna wanted to do something to make Twilight feel better.
“Twilight, how was your days as a ruler before your friends passed away?” Celestia hoped that Twilight wouldn’t be sadder.
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia, she managed to smile a little. “It was one of the happiest moments. They helped me a lot.”
Twilight’s smile fell. “But when they got old, I realized that their time was coming and that I was going to outlive them.”
Twilight Sparkle started to cry. “If I had managed to get my immortality out earlier, I would have died with them and wouldn't be suffering from depression...”
“Twilight, don’t blame yourself,” said Celestia.
“I’m sorry, Celestia. But it’s as if since becoming alicorn, fate has forced me to live without my friends,” said Twilight Sparkle. “I never asked for it, and yet...”
Twilight Sparkle, Celestia and Luna landed on the streets of Ponyville.
Celestia looked at Twilight Sparkle. “Where are we going first, Twilight?”
“Let’s go to the Ponyville library first,” replied Twilight, still had tears in her eyes, “and then in my old castle.”
As Twilight Sparkle, Luna and Celestia walked the streets of Ponyville, Celestia and Luna began to reflect on what they thought about what Twilight said to them. Why weren’t they willing to accept that Twilight wanted to die? Is it because they liked Twilight to the point of not wanting her to die? Or is it because maybe they don’t want to be alone without their friend in Equestria?
“We’re here.” Twilight Sparkle pointed to a library.
When the three alicorns entered the library, each was looking for a book of spells on taking immortality. Celestia and Luna searched together as a pair while Twilight Sparkle searched the book alone. As the royal sisters searched for the book, they began to wonder if they should let Twilight take away their immortality or if they should die with it. Because if they died together with Twilight, they could be together with Twilight in the sky, but Celestia and Luna didn’t know if it was right to do, since many ponies and creatures could miss them. What would they do?
After hours, the three alicornios found nothing about taking immortality. Now they intended to go to the old Ponyville castle. Upon arriving at the castle, Twilight Sparkle felt like crying again because she remembered when she and her friends solved friendship problems throughout Equestria, she missed those days.
Twilight opened the castle’s entrance door with his magic. Celestia and Luna followed. As they entered the castle, they realized that Twilight started to cry again. But it looked like Twilight was crying more than before.
“Twilight, please don’t cry,” said Luna as she was sad. Seeing her best friend cry like that made her heartbroken.
Twilight Sparkle looked at Luna, still with tears in her eyes. “I’m sorry, Luna. But the castle reminds me of when my friends and I solved friendship problems all over Equestria. And when I entered my old castle again, it brought back memories…”
“Are you crying for joy?” asked Celestia with a hopeful smile. She wanted to believe that Twilight Sparkle wasn’t so sad anymore and that she was already getting a little happier.
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia, more tears came out of her eyes. “No… I’m crying with sadness. Because it reminds me that my friends have passed away and are no longer with me…”
Celestia’s smile fell at the words of Twilight. She wanted there to be a way to animate Twilight without the solution being death, but knowing Twilight, she knew that Twilight wouldn’t give up, even if it would take years for her to achieve that.
Twilight opened a door and went inside. Celestia and Luna followed her. They were delighted with the library, as they were never the library in the old Twilight castle.
Twilight Sparkle looked at the two retired princesses. “We arrived at my old library.”
She flew up to a bookcase that was up there and took a book for her with her magic. Celestia and Luna, seeing this, went to a bookcase to get a book. Celestia went to the left bookcase and Luna, the right.
The three alicorns sat at a table in the library and started reading, looking for a spell to remove immortality. While Twilight seemed to be focused and focused, but Celestia and Luna couldn’t concentrate. Ever since Twilight told them about wanting to die too, they started to wonder if they should do something or if they should accept and maybe even take away their immortality too, so that they could reunite with Twilight. What would they do?
After four hours, Celestia and Luna couldn’t find anything about taking away immortality, and neither did Twilight.
“How is this possible? Why is there nothing in the books about a spell that can remove immortality from an alicorn? Did they ban it?” asked Twilight Sparkle, not understanding why.
Celestia approached Twilight Sparkle. “Twilight, maybe not in the books because maybe it’s impossible for an alicorn to take away immortality.”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia, now sad. “It makes no sense. How can it not have it?”
Now, it was Luna who spoke. “Twilight, maybe it don’t have a book that talks about it because an alicorn can’t take away immortality. If it doesn’t, it may be because alicorns are immortal and there is no way an alicorn can stop being immortal.”
Twilight Sparkle wanted to agree with Luna. But that couldn’t be true, there had to be a way for her to stop being immortal. “I don’t know, Luna. I’m sure there is a way for me to get immortality out.”
“But Twilight, we already searched the Ponyville libraries, the Ponyville castle and the Canterlot castle and haven’t found anything so far,” said Celestia.
Twilight looked at Celestia with a sad look and sighed. Celestia had a good point. They had been researching books for two days, and so far they haven’t found anything, maybe she better give up.
But Twilight’s sad look changed to surprise when he remembered something. Celestia and Luna were confused. “Twilight? Are you okay?”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia and Luna. “Yes. I just remembered something it was written in a book.”
“And what was it?” asked Luna, curious.
“When we were in the Canterlot castle library, I remember reading about the fact that the only thing that immortality was taken away from was some creatures that had powers, they could take the immortality out of alicorns and immortal creatures,” replied Twilight Sparkle with a smile. “And do you two know who is a creature with powers who was a friend of my friends?”
“Discord?” replied Celestia, afraid that this was the correct answer. She was hoping it wasn’t that, but unfortunately…
“That’s right, Celestia. Aren’t you happy? I will be able to get together with my friends!” said Twilight Sparkle with a smile.
Celestia and Luna didn’t answer. Twilight’s smile fell. “Celestia? Luna? Aren’t you happy with that?”
Celestia looked at Twilight Sparkle. “Twilight, inside we are happy, yes. But on the outside we are sad.”
“But why are you two sad? Don’t you two want me to get together with my friends?” asked Twilight Sparkle as she was confused.
“Twilight, we want you to get together with your friends, yes. But at the same time, we don’t want you to die,” replied Luna.
“But why?”
“Twilight. My sister and me are immortal too,” replied Luna. “You’re one of our last friends left in Equestria, if you die too, we will miss you and be alone forever.”
Twilight Sparkle was surprised by what Luna said. She never imagined she was special for former princesses. I mean, she knew it was. Because she was a student of Celestia and Luna’s first friend, but she didn’t know she was that special for the two former princesses.
“Don’t you two want me to die because I’m the last of your two friends left in Equestria and also because you don’t want to be alone without me?” asked Twilight Sparkle carefully as she lifts a hoof.
Celestia and Luna looked at each other and looked back at Twilight Sparkle. “Yes, Twilight.”
“But, Celestia, Luna. I understand why you two don’t want me to die and take away my immortality, but I want to do that to be reunited with my deceased best friends,” said Twilight Sparkle.
“Twilight, please, don’t do this. We will miss you,” said Luna, with tears in her eyes.
Twilight Sparkle didn’t know what to do. She wanted to take away her immortality, but it looked like the ex-princesses didn’t want Twilight to die. What was she going to do? She wanted to take away her immortality. But Celestia and Luna were not letting her go. What was she going to do?
Twilight watched the two former princesses of Equestria at her side. Celestia and Luna looked at Twilight sadly. While Celestia was trying not to cry, Luna was almost on the verge of tears.
Seeing the two sad ex-princesses made Twilight’s heart break. She never saw the two sad princesses before, well, except when Celestia was sad when she realized that her ex mentor was a little sad because Luna was on the moon, and Luna because she felt the ponies were afraid of her even though she was made friends with them during Nightmare Night, but they started to be afraid of her, resulting in Luna get mad and canceled Nightmare Night, but at least Luna allowed to have Nightmare Night again after discovering that the ponies were only acting on account of the holiday.
Twilight started thinking about a solution. She didn’t want to give up, but she also didn’t want Celestia and Luna to be sad about her death, even if it was something that always happened to everypony. She started to walk in circles, thinking of a solution.
She didn’t know what to do. This wasn’t in her plans. Her plan was for her to die without a problem, but it looked like the future had something up her sleeve. She looked at Celestia and saw that her ex mentor hugged Luna with a wing while Luna, was already crying with sadness. Twilight knew that the ex-princesses were saddened by the possible future death of the Equestria ruler. So how was she going to solve this? Until an idea came to her head.
Twilight approached Celestia and Luna with a smile. “Celestia, Luna,” Celestia and Luna looked at Twilight Sparkle. “I have an idea that could solve all of this.”
“Are you going to stay alive?” asked Celestia, with a small hopeful smile.
“No,” Celestia’s smile fell. “But, I was thinking about this situation and I came to a conclusion.”
“Which one is it then?”
“I’m realizing that you two are very sad about my death that will occur, so I thought: Why die alone if you two can go with me too?”
Celestia and Luna were confused. “What?”
“You two could die with me.” Twilight summed up her idea as she smiled.
Celestia and Luna gaped. Literally. Did they hear right? Was Twilight’s idea that they would die together?
“Is your idea that me, Luna and you would die together so that we could be with you, even during death?” asked Celestia to be sure.
“Yes, Celestia,” replied Twilight, still smiling. “So? Do you two agree to do that?”
Celestia and Luna looked at each other for a few seconds before looking back at Twilight Sparkle. “But what about the other ponies, Twilight? They will miss us and they will forget us.”
Twilight Sparkle approached Celestia and Luna and put a wing on the two former princesses. “Celestia, they will miss you, yes. But, all ponies die one day. No one lives forever, well, except alicorns. And they will not forget you two, just as I am sure they will not forget me either.”
Celestia and Luna were surprised by the Twilight speech. They couldn’t help noticing that Twilight has become somepony with enough wisdom since she started to rule Equestria. “So? Do you two accept?”
“We aren’t sure, Twilight. How is Cadence running the Crystal Empire?” asked Celestia.
Twilight’s smile fell at the thought of Cadence. “Cadence passed away years ago. She had taken away her immortality as soon as Shining Armor died. And since Flurry Heart had already become an adult alicorn mare, so she passed the throne to Flurry Heart. Flurry and I are practically the only princesses left in Equestria.”
Celestia and Luna were surprised. They never imagined that Cadence would also decide to take away her immortality. But they wondered if Discord took away Cadence’s immortality. “Who took Cadence’s immortality?”
“I really don’t know, Celestia. I’m sorry, ” replied Twilight. “But you two didn’t answer my question. Would you two like to die with me?”
Celestia looked at her sister before looking at Twilight Sparkle. “Can Luna and I talk privately outside the room?”
Twilight Sparkle was a little surprised, but soon smiled. “Sure.”
“Thank you, Twilight.” Celestia and Luna left the room that Twilight was in and closed the door.
“So, Luna? What do you think? Should we accept passing away with Twilight?” asked Celestia as she approached Luna.
“I don’t know, Celestia. I want to die together with my best friend so that we can continue together even in death, but at the same time, I also don’t want to die because I will miss my ex subjects, especially Pipsqueak.” Luna scratched her knee with a hoof. “And you?”
“I also want to die to be with Twilight so I don’t miss her, but I also don’t want to die because I’m going to miss her too and my other former subjects as well,” replied Celestia. “What are we going to do, Luna? Should we accept to die with Twilight or should we continue to be immortal?”
“I don’t know, sister. I would like to go with Twilight so I don’t miss her, but I would like to continue to be immortal to enjoy our retirement from the throne,” replied Luna. “I never imagined that if we retirement from the throne it would happen this.”
“I also didn’t think that would happen, Luna,” agreed Celestia. She started to wonder if they hadn’t retire from the throne, Twilight wouldn’t be suffering from the loss of her friends. “When Twilight was named the new ruler of Equestria, I expected her to rule Equestria for generations.”
“Me too,” agreed Luna. “Sister, what are we going to do?” She wanted to believe that there was another way besides death.
Since Celestia was the older sister, it was up to her to decide everything. She started to think. Twilight was one of the mares that made her happy during Luna’s banishment. Since she saw Twilight at the Summer Sun celebration, she felt a motherly love for Twilight, as Twilight was one of the only ones who seemed happy to see her raise the sun during the celebration.
And when she made Twilight her student, things just got better for her. Twilight has always been close to her, and she has always been close to Twilight. It was like Twilight was her daughter and she was the mother of Twilight.
Celestia suddenly felt a very strong feeling in her. She wanted to be together with Twilight, more than anything, especially during death. Because she knew that if she didn’t go with Twilight, she would be suffering the same thing that she felt during her years in government in Equestria: Mourning. This was her chance to be reunited with her former subjects and friends from the past. And Celestia knew that Luna cared about Twilight too. It wasn’t a maternal love like hers, but Luna cared about Twilight just like a best friend.
She looked at Luna. “Luna, I already decided.”
Luna looked at Celestia and waited patiently for an answer. “I am listening.”
“We are going to give up our immortality and die together with Twilight Sparkle,” said Celestia.
Luna looked concerned. She didn’t know whether to accept that. “But sister, what about our retirement? We had retired to enjoy and relax our lives as former princesses.”
Celestia approached Luna. “Luna, I know that you want to continue to enjoy our retirament. I want it too, but if we don’t go along with Twilight, we will be suffering the same feeling as before.”
Luna was confused. “How can we be suffering the same feeling as before?”
“We will see another friend of ours die. And Twilight is one of our last friends left in Equestria,” replied Celestia.
Luna was now uncertain. Although what Celestia said was true. When she and Celestia ruled Equestria, they made friends, especially Celestia. But their immortality prevented them from dying with their former friends. But now, thanks to Twilight, they could go see their old friends, be with Twilight, and also be together with her sister if Celestia intended to die along with Twilight. Luna made her decision.
“So? You accept?” asked Celestia, noting the silence.
Luna looked at Celestia with a determined and courageous look. “Yes. I accept.”
They went to the door and opened it with their magic and approached Twilight. “Twilight, we already decide.”
Twilight Sparkle looked at Celestia and Luna, and they approached.
“My sister and I talked, and we decided that we are going to get rid of our immortality to die with you,” said Celestia.
Twilight Sparkle smiled with joy. “Really? Are you going with me too?”
“Yes, Twilight. Because that way we can see our old friends,” replied Luna as she smiled,“ and also your friends.”
Twilight Sparkle was nothing more than surprised by this. “Wow. I really don’t know what to say. For a moment, I thought you two wouldn’t want to.”
“What are you going to do next, Twilight?” asked Celestia.
“First, I will announce my retirament as Equestria’s ruler for Luster Dawn, then I will crown Luster Dawn as Equestria’s ruler, then I will ask Discord to take away my immortality and yours as well.” Twilight explained her plan.
“Don’t you think it’s best to talk to Discord first?”
“I would rather announce my retirament than speak to Discord before,” replied Twilight. “Since I need to do all this so that we can get together with our friends.”
Luna smiled at what Twilight Sparkle said. “It’s a good point, Twilight.”
“Thank you, Luna. Well, let’s go to Canterlot,” said Twilight Sparkle.
“Are we going to fly back to Canterlot or are we going by train?” asked Luna as she lifted a hoof.
“Let’s fly to Canterlot,” replied Twilight as she started to walk out of the castle library. Luna and Celestia followed her.
Spike was sitting in his seat, signed papers. He wondered if Twilight was going to take too long to come back. He also wondered if Celestia and Luna would continue to stay with Twilight or if they would continue to enjoy the retirament.
The door to the throne room opened, revealing Twilight, Celestia and Luna. Spike realized that Twilight was smiling. He dropped the parchment and quill and went to Twilight. “Twilight! You’re smiling!”
“Yes, Spike,” said Twilight Sparkle.
“Are you feeling better?” asked Spike as he was concerned.
“Yes, Spike.”
Spike’s concern was gone, he smiled. Twilight approached Spike. “Spike, I have some good news.”
“What is the good news?”
“I managed to find a way to get rid of my immortality so I can get together with my friends,” replied Twilight. “The ex-princesses also decided that they are going to get rid of their immortality to see their old friends again.”
As much as Spike was happy for Twilight, something worried him. “So, am I going to outlive you and the others ponies?”
“Yes,” replied Twilight. “Why? Does living longer than us bother you?”
Spike looked at the floor, feeling guilty. “Yes. Since Rarity passed away, my long years of life have been bothering me a lot lately. I miss Rarity and my other friends.”
“But Spike, dragons live longer than ponies.” explained Twilight Sparkle.
Spike looked at Twilight Sparkle. “I know, Twilight. But I wish there was a way to take my long years away from me so I could be together with Rarity.”
Twilight Sparkle started to think. She put the hoof on her chin in thought. How could she solve this problem that Spike was going through? Well, she and the ex-princesses would get rid of her immortality to join their friends. Perhaps Discord will be able to take the long lives of creatures that live longer?
She would have liked to have researched a book before, but she knew that now she couldn’t, since she was no longer in the library of her old castle to continue researching. She remembered that in the book she had read that immortal creatures can also take away immortality from not only ponies, but also other immortal creatures. But there was a problem. Spike was a dragon, and dragons aren’t immortal, they just live longer than ponies.
She looked at Spike. Spike was looking to the side, sadly. Twilight didn’t know if it was possible, but she started to think that creatures with powers would also be able to shorten the lives of other creatures that lived longer. Maybe if she spoke to Discord, maybe he could shorten Spike’s life so that Spike could reunite with Rarity? She wasn’t sure, but she decided to believe it would work.
Twilight Sparkle looked at Spike. “Spike, I have an idea.”
Spike looked at Twilight Sparkle. “I am not sure if it is scientifically possible, but my idea is that if we went to Discord not only to take away my immortality and that of the ex princesses, but also your long years of life.”
Spike smiled. “It’s a good idea. But will we do that now?”
“Not yet. First, I will announce my retirement for Luster Dawn,” replied Twilight.
“And then?” asked Spike.
“Later, I will crown her the new ruler of Equestria, and then we will go to Discord.” Twilight brought out an ink, parchment and quill, and started writing.
The ex-princesses and Spike watched Twilight write. When it was over, Twilight read what she had written, but didn’t say it out loud. “My former student Luster Dawn, I need you at Canterlot Castle. I have news to give you. Signed Princess Twilight Sparkle.”
Twilight Sparkle made the pen and ink disappear, rolled up the parchment and approached Spike. “Spike, send this letter to Luster Dawn.”
Spike smiled. “Okay,” he went to a window, inhaled and blew a green fire.
That done, he went to Twilight Sparkle. “And now? What will we do?”
Twilight Sparkle went to her throne to sit. “Now, let’s wait for Luster Dawn to arrive.”
Spike decided to return to her seat to wait for Luster Dawn. While Celestia and Luna decided to wait in the same place as they were before.
After an hour, Twilight, Spike, Celestia and Luna heard the throne room door open, revealing Luster Dawn. Luster Dawn approached Twilight. Celestia and Luna were surprised to see that Luster was an alicorn.
“Twilight, I came as fast as I could,” said Luster Dawn.
“Thanks for coming, Luster,” Twilight said with a smile.
“What’s the news, Twilight?” asked Luster Dawn, curious but also nervous. “Did something bad happen and do you need my help?”
“Nothing bad has happened, Luster,” Twilight replied with a smile. “I called you here to tell you something.”
Luster became more calm and relieved, she soon asked, “what do you want to inform me, Twilight?”
“Luster, you know it’s been about five years since you became an alicorn, don’t you?” Twilight started with a smile.
“Yes, I know, Twilight, but what does that have to do with what you wanted to call me here for?” asked Luster, now confused.
“Since I saw you at Canterlot school, I knew you had potential with your magic, and with that I decided to make you my student,” Twilight continued. “And after you defeated a great threat to Equestria, I knew it was time to you follow your destiny. ”
“My destiny? But which?” asked Luster, now getting even more confused by what the princess was talking to her.
“It was time for me to retire and you are the next ruler of Equestria!” Twilight declared with a smile.
Luster gaped at what Twilight said. “What?! Are you going to retire? But… but… but why?”
The ex-royal sisters couldn’t help but notice that Luster reacted just like Twilight when they said they were going to retire, they looked back at Twilight to continue listening to her.
Twilight got up from her throne, went down the step wells, approached Luster and hugged her with a wing with a smile. “Luster, you are already an alicorn and a princess of Equestria. I’m sure you will play a great role as Equestria’s ruler.”
“But I don’t know anything about politics, prin… I mean, Twilight. I might end up doing something wrong,” said Luster uncertainly while keeping her ears down.
“Luster, you will not be alone. There will be several ponies and creatures that work in the castle that will be able to help you in your early days,” Twilight assured Luster with a smile.” I understand you, because when the royal sisters said they were going to retire from the throne, I was also nervous just like you.”
“But it will mean that I will have to return to Canterlot permanently,” Luster could feel tears want to come out of her eyes. “I don’t want to leave my friends.”
“Don’t worry, Luster, you can go to Ponyville to see your friends in your spare time or even make a Council for your friends to go to the castle to see each other if you don’t have time to go to Ponyville, just like me when my friends were alive. ”
“Were your best friends the same mares who were already old and were in the throne room with us that day?” asked Luster to be sure.
Twilight looked away, now sad and with tears wanting to get out of her eyes. “Yes, Luster. But unfortunately they have been dead for years. That’s why I want you to take my place on the throne, Luster: so that I can reunite with my friends in heaven.”
Luster felt sorry for her former mentor, she never imagined that Twilight would go into depression due to the death of her friends. “Twilight, I’m sorry for making you remember that ...”
Twilight looked back at Luster, now with a smile on her face as she wiped his tears away with a hoof. “It’s okay, Luster. Since the death of my friends, I was crying in my room and never left the room. But now, I have found a way that will make me go back to being mortal again so that I can reunite with my best friends in heaven, and I know that you will play a great role as my successor.”
Luster smiled at the good words. “Well, Twilight, if you think I will be able to rule Equestria, then I will trust you.”
“Very well, Luster,” the future ex-ruler of Equestria looked at Spike. “Come on Spike, we need to organize things for the coronation of Luster Dawn.”
Spike got up from his seat with a smile and went to Twilight. “Yes, Twilight!”
Celestia and Luna exchanged looks before looking at Twilight. “Twilight,” Celestia began.
Twilight turned and looked at Celestia. “Yes, Celestia?”
“Can we help you prepare the coronation for Luster Dawn?” Celestia offered her and Luna’s help.
“Of course the two of you can, as I said before, working in a group is going to be a lot faster,” Twilight replied with a smile.
After an hour, the coronation preparations were all ready. The creatures and ponies came in together and sat on the chairs with pink towels. They were sitting in the same place where Twilight was crowned the new ruler twenty seven years ago. They looked at the balcony waiting for the future ex-ruler of Equestria until she came and reached the supporter to start speaking.
“Subjects, thank you all for coming on this special day, which will not only be for me, but also for my former student and now successor: Luster Dawn!” said Twilight as she lifted a hoof.
When she finished her sentence, Luster approached the balcony, she wore a white dress with blue ruffles and a white regalia, but she tripped over the dress covering her hooves, but she soon got up and went to Twilight with a nervous smile.
“For many years, I have been ruling Equestria since the royal sisters retired and passed the throne, and now, I believe it’s my time to do the same as them and pass the throne on to Luster,” Twilight took the crown off her head and changed the shape of her crown to a white crown with Luster Cutie Mark design and placed it on her head. “I present to you, the new ruler of Equestria: Princess Luster Dawn!”
Everypony and everycreature cheered with hooves and paws with smiles at the Twilight speech and also for the new princess who will rule Equestria. Luster nodded for her subjects with a hoof while Twilight looked at her with a smile.
Celestia and Luna watched everything through the castle window, they were happy to hear everything Twilight said, but also because of Twilight she will finally be able to see her deceased friends in the sky, and also for them who would see their subjects who were already in the sky too.
After the coronation, Twilight approached Luster who was with her friends to say goodbye to them, while the former royal sisters and the royal advisor only watched from a distance with smiles. “Luster, thank you so much for taking my place on the throne. I’m sure you will play a great role as the new ruler of Equestria. ”
“You’re welcome, Twilight. But that was thanks to you, who helped me to see that I will not be alone during my reign,” said Luster with a smile. “I hope you are happy now that you are retired and that you will see your deceased friends.”
“I will be, Luster. And again, thank you very much.” Twilight gave a farewell hug, now to the Equestria ruler. Luster returned a hug. They both smiled as tears came out of her eyes.
When they left the embrace, Twilight approached the royal ex-sisters and her royal advisor and flew off while Luster watched the former ruler of Equestria leave.
“Twilight.” Celestia started.
Twilight looked at Celestia. “Yes?”
“Do you know where Discord is living now?” asked Celestia.
“Well, he and Fluttershy were living in the Chaos dimension, but after Fluttershy’s death, I don’t even know if he still lives there, since I spent most of the days in my castle room crying,” Twilight replied uncertainly.
“Maybe, when we get there, we should knock on the cottage door.” Lunar suggested.
Twilight looked at Luna with a smile. “It’s a good idea, Luna. Since Fluttershy is no longer alive, it is very likely that Discord is looking after her home now.”
After a hour of flying, the three former princesses of Equestria posed next to Fluttershy’s cottage door. Twilight knocked on the door with a hoof, and waited for Discord to open. Until she heard footsteps and the door opened, revealing Discord.
“Hi Twilight! Hi, Spike! Hi, Celestia! Hi, Luna!” Discord greeted the four. “What brings you here to Fluttershy’s cottage?”
“We came here to ask a favor.” Twilight started.
Discord raised a confused eyebrow. “Favor? But what favor do you want me to do?”
“I would like you to take away my immortality so that i can die and go to heaven to see my deceased friends.” Twilight explained to Discord.
“What? But you are now ruling Equestria, Twilight,” said Discord, now confused.
“I retired Discord, who is now governing Equestria is my former student Luster Dawn.”
Discord cannot believe what he heard. “Wait! Wait! Did you retire?”
“Yes, Discord.”
“But you shouldn’t be retiring! The test I did to you was to test whether you would be a good ruler for Equestria, and now you tell me that you have retired?” asked Discord, not at all happy.
“Discord, I needed to do this,” tears started to come out of Twilight’s eyes. “My best friends died years ago, I couldn’t feel anything but depression because of them deaths. All I want to do now is to die and meet my deceased friends in heaven.”
Discord’s bad mood continued. “But Twilight, when you became ruler of Equestria, you should have known this was going to happen.”
“Yes I know. But the truth is, I don’t want to be immortal, nor Spike, nor the ex-royal sisters.” Twilight explained, now wiping tears with a hoof.
Discord looked at Spike and the ex-royal sisters, now surprised by what Twilight say. “Wait. It’s that true?”
“Yes, Discord, as much as we both retired, we would like to die together with Twilight so that we can see our subjects from the past,” Celestia replied.
“And me to see Rarity and my other friends,” Spike replied.
Discord was speechless with what the three said to him, he did not imagine that they wanted to also wanted to take away immortality.
“So, Discord? Can you do this for us?” Twilight asked, now smiling hoppefully.
Discord blew out a breath as he looked to the left. “Well, I’m not going to deny that you all have no good reason to come to me and ask to be mortal, since I feel the same way.”
Twilight was surprised by what Discord said. “Do you feel the same as we do?”
Discord looked at Twilight sadly. “Yes, Twilight. Since the death of my dear Fluttershy, I too have been depressed just like you. I just didn’t take my immortality before, because I thought it would never be possible with a being that lives for more years than a pony.”
“Actually, maybe it is possible, Discord,” said Twilight. “I believe that beings who live longer can shorten the life span of those who live longer than a pony and take away the immortality of those who live forever.”
“How are you sure about that?” asked Discord, now confused.
“I read in a book and talked about it, less about shortening the life span of those who live longer,” Twilight replied.
“Do you believe that I can shorten the lives of those who live the longest?”
“Of course, it makes perfect sense!”
“Well, you’re right, I can really get immortality out of those who live forever and shorten the life span of those who live longer,” said Discord.
“So, can you do this for us?” asked Spike, now excited and happy, knowing he was going to see Rarity again.
“Yes I can. But before I do that, I would like to go with you all too.”
They were surprised by this revelation. “Do you want to die with us?”
Discord nodded in agreement. “Yes, Twilight, because I miss Fluttershy very much and I really want to see her again in heaven.”
“Well, then come on then,” said Twilight, now excited.
“It’s now or never!” Discord snapped his fingers.
Twilight’s size decreased to the same as she had when she was just an little alicorn and her mane was no longer ethereal and was in some white parts and the colors pink and purple were light; the same was for Celestia and Luna, they decreased in size and they no longer had eternal manes and were now white; Spike was at size of a baby dragon again, but he was old; and Discord’s colors were lighter.
When they looked around, they noticed that they were already in heaven. Twilight couldn’t help, but smile. She did it!
“Twilight!”
Twilight’s ears cheered when she heard the voice, she recognized that voice very well. She looked away and saw her friends approaching her with smiles.
“Girls!!” Twilight ran to the five mares and hugged them with her hooves. “I missed you all so much!”
“So do we, Twilight,” said the Twilight’s friends. Spike approached the hug, and watched his friends with a smile. But his eyes were locked on Rarity, now knowing they were together again.
“Fluttershy!”
Fluttershy’s ears perked up when she heard a recognized voice. She left the hug, looked where she heard the voice and saw Discord running up to her with a smile.
“Discord!” shouted Fluttershy in a cheerful tone and ran to him.
Discord picked up Fluttershy and spun around before hugging her. “I missed you so much, my dear Fluttershy.”
“Me too, Discord,” said Fluttershy as she blushed and smiled.
The ex royal sisters only watched Twilight and Spike reunion with their friends and Discord met Fluttershy with smiles. In the end, it was worth it that they gave up on taking off their retirement and their immortality. Now, they were together as sisters and also with their ex-subjects here in heaven. They never imagined that their future would be like this. But deep down, they were happy with they future, because after all, who said that the future is always a bad thing?
