The six friends sat at their table in Sugarcube Corner, and bashing Brandon. "Well, I'm glad he's gone! He creeped me out," Rainbow Dash said, trying to lighten up the mood by taking her anger out on the absent party member. Twilight joined in, "I bet he used us to find Lizzie and didn't know what to do with us afterward." "Let's not forget he's also a murderer! How many people has he killed? Who knows!" Regret was showing on all of their faces. Applejack looked down, "Who knows what he was usin' us for. I'm just glad he's gone." Fluttershy was laying face flat on the table, not saying a word. Rainbow Dash started agreeing with Applejack all over, "I know! He's gotten us into so many fights. Plus, it's HIS dad's fault that our country was launched in turmoil! I think it's stupid that WE were the ones who had to stop him!"
"We think it's pretty cool!" said a young, squeaky voice from the front door of the bakery. The girls turned to see Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, each with happy expressions on each of their faces. Rainbow Dash flew towards them, "he's almost gotten us killed atleast three times. How is THAT cool?" "Well, when we first met him, he wasn't that interesting. He was just some strange creature that Fluttershy found in the forest," Applebloom decided to finish off Scootaloo's thought, "But now, we're gettin' into all kind of adventures!" "Besides, sure, he did this bad thing, whatever it was. But he's also done a lot more good things! Pinkie Pie got her new best friend, Twilight has some one to discuss books with," Applebloom continued the list, "Applejack has a farmhand, Rainbow Dash has a rival..." "Rarity has a fabric deliverer and Fluttershy has a boyfriend! And us! We got a new friend! Would he help every pony just to blow up in your faces?" Applebloom spoke, "Don't y'all see? Not every pony agrees all the time, and when ya don't, if y'all are true friends, you'll forgive eachother!" Scootaloo continued, "Sometimes someone does a bad thing. That doesn't mean you hold it over their heard forever." "If you really love someone, even as a friend, then you'll forgive them, forgetting what they say or do. You help them. He's helped us. Why won't you help him?" After Sweetie Belle finished her part of the speech, she put the heart necklace in front of Fluttershy and set it on the table.
Fluttershy sat her head up, looking at the necklace. Just looking at that one thing reminded her of all of the good times they shared. She smiled, remembering their first encounter, their first all-nighter of just talking, their first kiss, their first date, their first everything.
Rainbow Dash slammed her coffee down and flew toward the door, "I'm going! Who's coming with me? Fluttershy?" Fluttershy put her necklace on and walked next to Rainbow Dash, "Yes. I'm going." Rarity noticed that Twilight and Applejack were getting up, too. She said, "After everything he said...you're still going?" Pinkie hopped toward the door, "I guess so! I'm not leaving my best friend behind!" Applejack followed her, "Besides, if we got mad everytime Brandon started a-hollerin', we'd have left his sorry flank behind ages ago!"
Rarity looked as if she was in deep thought for a couple of moments, "...I miss him, too! Wait for me!"
The nine ponies all marched out of the bakery. Yes, even the fillies were coming.
Twilight led them with a simple command, "Let's go save Brandon!"