Unknown to the rest of Equestria, one pony still dwelled within the crumbling walls of Ponyville. The pony consumed with guilt, she blamed herself for everything that had happened. The filly had hidden herself from the rest of the world, waiting until she had been long since forgotten.

The small orange filly poked her head through the door of an abandoned home. The cold air and rain almost driving her back inside immediately but she stopped herself. She had somewhere she needed to go and she couldn't postpone it any longer.

The filly pulled her scooter out and wheeled herself slowly through the muddy roads. The events running through her head for what must have been the thousandth time. She plagued herself by trying to pinpoint the exact moment in which she could have changed everything.

Scootaloo pushed herself past the dozens of graves and stopped at the large hole in the ground. The grave hadn't been reburied; the diggers had left before the funeral, they didn't want to risk not catching the final train out of Ponyville.

The orange pony stared down at the dark pit for a few moments and then climbed down the hole, it would be her last chance to see her friend and she wanted to talk with her face to face. She picked up the golden necklace on the coffin and with shaking hooves she pushed open the lid.

The black Pegasus inside looked peaceful, almost as if she were simply sleeping. The dozens of cuts that covered her body had been sewn and concealed. Her mane had been dyed back to its flaming obsidian color and brushed down flat on her side.

"Raven, this is my fault." She whispered solemnly, her eyes beginning to well up. She placed her hoof on Raven Flame's cheek, "I should have done something…" Inhaling deeply, she tore her eyes away from the lifeless pony, "I'm sorry…"

She stared at the golden pendant she still held in her hoof. The pendant Raven Flame had scarcely taken off since it had been given to her. Scootaloo pushed on the small button, releasing the latch and it popped open. Her heart stung as she looked at the picture of the ponies lives she felt she had destroyed.

Quickly she re-sealed the locket and blinked away the tears trying to fill her eyes. She looked back down at Raven Flame. She lifted the pony's head and slipped the pendant around her, "I'll never forget you…" she gently kissed Raven's forehead and set her back down.

The pendant began to shine and then exploded into millions of specks of golden lights. As the sparks ruptured the air became icy and the clouds blackened. A single cloud of dark mist seeped outward and vanished into the darkening sky. The brilliant specks began to surround Raven Flame one by one fading into her body. With each glowing particle vanishing so did the sutures that covered her body.

As the last of the lights submerged into her, Raven Flame's entire body began to glow the same shimmering lights. Her body started to tremble violently, her limbs and wings stretching outward and retracting rapidly when suddenly they halted. All at once the dazzling golden glow dissipated from her and only the black filly remained.

An agonized scream escaped Raven's lips as her every last nerve within her burned as they simultaneously burst back into life. Her lungs desperately gasped for air and her eyes now opened, filled with pure terror as to what was happening. Her mouth felt cracked and gritty as if she hadn't had anything to drink in months. Her hollow stomach ached dully with every new breath she took.

Scootaloo stared in disbelief, "R-R-Raven?" she stuttered.

Raven Flame tried to turn her head but her joints felt stiff and her muscles seemingly useless, "I… can't move…" she said weakly.

"H-how?"

"Why can't I move?" Raven asked, her voice growing more frightful.

Scootaloo discarded her questions, as confused as she was to what had just happened it didn't matter to her. She pulled the black filly up and placed her sitting in an upright position and hugged her, "I missed you so much…"

"I missed you too, but we saw each other like yesterday…" Raven Flame said awkwardly. She could feel tears trickling down from Scootaloo's eyes. "Why are you crying?"

Scootaloo sniffled, "I thought you were gone…"

Raven Flame blinked, "Did you hit your head or something?"

"Raven…" Scootaloo squeezed her tightly, "Nearly a month ago… you…"

"I what?" Raven screeched getting tired of her questions not being answered. She tried to shake away the orange filly but her body barely nudged. A memory of her lying in Rainbow Dash's hooves flashed through her mind. She finished piecing everything together and finally understood what was going had happened. Taking a deep breath she kept herself calm, "So I can't move because I…" she couldn't bring herself to say it, "W-where am I?"

Scootaloo ran her hoof against Raven's mane, "That doesn't matter, you… you're okay now."

Raven Flame tried to give Scootaloo a menacing stare but she couldn't even pull away from the pony's grasp, "Are we in…" she paused and looked around as best she could. All she could see were white laces sewn into polished wood and above that were walls of soggy dirt surrounding them.

Scootaloo slowly nod, "I'm so sorry Raven…"

Raven Flame's stomach groaned in hunger, she would save her hysterics for later when she her stomach wasn't eating herself to death, "Can we save the sentiments for later… Apparently I haven't eaten in a month."

Scootaloo laughed quietly but didn't move, she just sat there still holding her until finally she pressed her lips against Raven's cheek, "I'm so glad you're okay…"

-Edited June 25 2012