Twilight's Regret

by moonblossom131

First published 20th of February, 2013

One spell gone wrong was all it took. One broken heart was all it took. One lost unicorn was all it took. Welcome to what used to be Equestria.

It was just a simple spell. She had done it only once before. But now, it cost her everything. A selfish wish, one spark from her horn, and she was there.

Now, Equestria is gone. Its been that way since she cast the spell. She studied unicorn magic for a lifetime. But not long enough to discover that magic comes with a price.

Though spells are her master, she does not always obey.

THIS IS TWILICORN.

The Incident

Welcome to the world, Twilight!

I opened my eyes to see that I still had wings. I still had a horn. I still wore hoof-guards and a crown. My mattress was still larger and my room's walls were still stone and not wood. I still had a drape over my bed. I still had extra-fluffed pillows under my head.

Walking around, I hoped that it was still a dream. It was great for a decade, or so it would seem. Though my complexion was still vibrant as day, my friends were all old and my parents were decayed.

Princess of Magic! Princess of Magic! Its all I hear all day. All I can do is smile and "neigh!" They don't realize it now, but its their funeral soon. The princess they once worshiped stays alive while their life runs out like the liquid in bottles of perfume.

I started walking through the streets, saying "Hello" and "How do you do?" I used to love saying those words, but now I can barely pull through. Maybe this was a mistake, maybe it can change! All I need is to actually engage.

For a decade I've done nothing but smile and wave. Now its my turn to feel happy for just a day. I fly to the royal library, no more sneaking in windows for me, and find my favorite section, and find that one spell, no matter how hard it may be.

I finally find it, tied up with red ribbon. And I'm so happy I look like I'm smitten!

How Luna has daughters I will never understand. Will they live forever too? Or just wash away like sand?

Though I may look smitten, it could never be. The stallion I would find would just die looking a lot older than me. After all, this complexion never fades. At least Spike will be there to my aide!

Funny funny, that's how this spell feels. Last time it just tingled, but now its more real. Back to the place where it all began, if only I knew what lay ahead. But after its done, I won't just pout. I think I'll go lay down to sleep in my TREE HOUSE'S bed.

Now, now, here's the spell that I cast! What are the consequences? Why do I ask? The better question is why do I care? Do I look like I'm the type to just sit here and think while fiddling with my hair?

Don't judge me like that! I scold myself. I guess I'm just giddy to organize my bookshelf. Princess of Magic! still rings in my head. Oh, dear Lord, what have I done?

Its gone now. Its done. There's just soap on the streets. My normal time isn't normal at all, I need my star-covered sheets! Not this mess where there's no sun in the sky! Where buildings are upside-down, and strange shape-shifters cloud the skies!

This wasn't what I wanted. No, not at all! I should've thought this over, or at least listened to my conscience call! Though I pushed away the voice, deep down inside, I should've listened when it said this meant good bye.

I don't know how to fix this. Plus I've lost that spell. What to do now? What to say? My friends aren't even here at all!

The elements are what I need! We need them in these desperate times! But without me here, I wonder where they all are.

The Necklaces, I hope that the King of Chaos still hasn't got them! Or at least, my friends haven't again turned rotten!

Oh, Celestia! That spell! Where could it have gone? But now I tell myself, Twilight. Its over. And its done.

Author's Notes:

Sorry its all poem-y. But this one will likely be a three-shot.

A World Without Harmony

Walking around these solemn streets, there are no lanterns to light my path. I find my way through a forest of ice cream. Was this Equestria before Celestia and Luna's wrath?

Oh well, I think. I better see. Maybe it'll be fine! The Empire I mean. The only place I know that could shine! Crystal light shimmers on only me as I walk rather than fly. But all my hopes are crushed as I look to the stars; to that dark, black palace that rises to the sky.

This scares me deeply. I somehow knew he'd be here. Its King Sombra of course, filling the Crystal ponies with fear! Because of my wish I never defeated him, he was never banned from this place at all! I feel so empty and lonely like an opened box. I know only too well that there's no one to break my fall.

But alas! They're here! Only they're tied up in chains. The other Elements, I've found them at last! But I found them with worn hooves and dull, faded manes. Is this Equestria because I'm not a princess? Is this what happened at long last? Its true what Celestia, Starswirled, Luna, and Cadence all said: "No pony dares to mess with the past."

How foolish of me, for once I did not think! It was wrong of me to stray from the safe, training walls of the Magic ice skating rink! This wasn't supposed to happen, it was supposed to stay the same! "That's what you get Twilight," my conscience whispers to me. "For bringing on this terrible shame."

"Ponykind is distraught. It is lost and hurt like a lamb that is lame. If only you had been patient, Twilight. Then we could've hidden from this shame."

"I know, I know!" I try to fight back. But listen my conscience dares not. "Please try to understand, you know I was bored! I never knew that without me, Equestria would slowly rot."

"Welcome home Twilight! There's no going back," my devil-like conscience tries to attack.

"Hold on, hold it!" I smile as the angel of me rests on my shoulder. "Its the Elements of Harmony! They've always worked before. They're force against all evil is more durable than a boulder."

"Twilight, you're brilliant!" I exclaim, though I must think "how am I not?" These ponies, my friends, will never become slaves if caught. I immediately fire up my horn. To my library, the Necklaces must be there, but what if they're gone?

"They're either not Necklaces, not just yet," the angel says. "But rewriting the history of the Elements. Oh, our victory is what we'll get!" Good thinking, Twilight, optimism is best! Before we defeated them one by one, but now we can vanquish them all at once!

The jewels, the crown, it'll all be reformed. I bet they're working together though to protect them from me, as Nightmare might've warned. Being as clever as I simply am, I trusted my faith, my gut, and thus rewriting history has began.