Home Sweet Home

Twilight Sparkle

"This place is amazing!" Spike said running down the hall looking at all the rooms. I must admit that this place is nice but it's missing something.

The memory is still embedded in my mind, in one nanosecond Tirek had destroyed all that I held dear four years of memories turned to ash. "My...home," the words stuck in my throat as I looked up at the monster. Part of me wanted to curl up and cry in that moment but I had to be strong and I had to defeat him.

"Twilight are you okay?" a voice asked snapping me to the present. It was Spike his eyes were full of worry. I said I was fine and just tired after the battle. I slowly walked into an empty room and collapsed on the floor hoping for this to be a nightmare.

Spike

I looked into the room and saw Twi passed out on the floor. This battle had taken so much out of her. "There has to be something I can do help," I walk down the stairs to the kitchen to snack on some jewels. "I think I saw jewel cake in the frid...," the door opens revealing Discord eating an oat burger.

"I hope you don't mind my visit," the draconequus came out of the fridge, "I just wanted to see how Twilight is doing?" I sighed and said not too good; she was tired and needed to rest. "I understand I was worried about her?" that took me aback his tone was one of concern without hint of his trickiness. "I had managed to salvage something from the library," he produced a small book bound in beautiful white leather. "It's not much but I thought she would like to have it."

I flipped through the pages, it was a photo album, "where did you find this," Discord mentioned he found it near amongst the rubble. A flood of memories came back as I looked at a picture of me and Twi on our first day in Ponyville. Discord mentioned that he was amazed that she defeated Nightmare Moon. "She didn't do alone. Everyone helped."

"You know that is something I admire about her. Even in the darkest of times you have stood together and never give up. It's a trait that few ponies have," I nodded Twilight is one of a kind and my best friend. "Tell Twilight that I hope she feels better," the hybrid said as he vanished leaving only the book

Twilight Sparkle

I walked down a large hallway, "hello is any pony here?" I heard a voice grumbling something about a machine not working, "Who is there?" I felt a presence behind me. I turn around and see a pony with gray fur and white main. He was wearing a black suit with white had a hourglass on his flank. There was something about him that reminded me about Dr. Whooves. "Are you a realtive of Dr. Whooves?" I asked him curiously.

"You could say that," he said, "I am his ancestor in a way. You young lady must be Twilight Sparkle," I was taken back that he knew my name. "Princess Luna has told me about you," Luna has mentioned me to him I never knew I was that important. "she said you are a powerful alicorn and has defended Equestria time and time again," I gave a brief smile, "what's wrong my dear?" he asked seeing my distress.

"It's just that I lost my home in the battle with Tirek. Everything I know and love turned to...," he places a hoof on my mouth and tells me it's going to be okay. "How is it going to be okay?" he asks me if I still have the memories with me. That's a silly question of course I do.

"Then Tirek has not stolen everything from you. Yes, the physical place is destroyed that memories remain," he looked to the distance as if thinking of his own past. I was about to ask him if he's all right when he started to glow. "No not now not now," I ask him what's happening. "I am going to change and you will awaken, " he started to gallop up as some magic lifted him off the ground and light flooded the area.

"DOCTOR!" I start up looking around finding myself in my castle. Was all I saw a dream, but it seemed so real," I get out of bed and walk down the steps to find Spike in the kitchen reading a book. "Hey Spike what are you looking at?" he says it's a book that Discord managed to salvage from Golden Oaks. It was filled with pictures of me and my friends.

Looking at the book reminded of what the doctor had said. Yes the building is no more but the memories of those I care about will never die. Tirek may had taken my house but he will he never take away my home.