Chapter two: A fateful party to remember.

The next afternoon. Applejack and Spike just returned to Ponyville feeling very tired. As they step off the train, limbs aching and sore their faces with annoyed looks on them, they were met by their three children. "Mom, Dad welcome home". They say in unison as they dive in for a hug. Giving each one a kiss. "Gosh darn. I've missed you'll all". Says Applejack. Spike hugs all four of them. Cinnamon Stix says. "We need to hurry and get ready for the party at the castle". Cinnamon Bun said. "Oh boy it sounds like the Princess as some big new news to spill".

"WAIT WHAT". Says Spike and A J together.

"Oh, that's right you weren't here. It seems that Auntie Twilight is about to announce an impending baby thing". Says Apple Blossom, but if only at that time she knew it was true and I was carrying you my precious little one. Spike coughs and then drops down to the floor out cold.

"WHAT! ARE YOU TELLIN ME TWILIGHT IS PREGNANT"? Exclaimed Applejack.

"Well, we don't rightly know, but that's what the rumours say. But she does have a colt friend". Says Cinnamon Stix. Spike starts to come around. "What. What's going on"? He says groggy. As Applejack helped him up again. "The only way to find out is to go to the party. Oh Mom, dad go to Auntie Rarity's there's a dress and a bow tie waiting for you". Says Apple Blossom. And they head to the Carousel Boutique. About ten minutes later they were hurried from the boutique. Not even having time to get dressed. And ushered to the castle. When they arrived. Dash and me separated them both. They went to a room each and got dressed.

Rarity led Spike, and Flutter Shy leads Applejack. When they arrived at the doors of the balcony ballroom. Spike entered first, it was very dark. Then as Applejack entered. The lights went up and every pony shouted. "SURPRISE HAPPY ANNIVERSARY". As Spike turns, he sees A J standing there. Quiet, tears in her eyes. He was amazed, agog even at A J's appearance. She looked absolutely stunning. And she was blushing. "Wow A J. You. You look". Says Spike stuttering. A J turns and looks away before saying. "I look like a fool don' I".

"No, not a fool. No never a fool. You look 100% absolutely stunningly beautiful. Like the day you said I do. And you always look that way to me. Especially on this day". Says Spike and as he moves closer, he grabs her hoof. "You are my wife. My Beautiful wife and the mother of our three wonderful foals. I will always love you; you know that right". He says, pulling A J closer, and kisses her. "I. I. I love. Love you too Spike". She replies returning his kiss. The sounds of "Aww". And ponies saying. "How sweet". "Aw shucks every pony we. We. We". A J starts. "We're grateful every pony thank you for this wonderful surprise party". Finishes Spike. As they mingle with all their friends a familiar voice sounds out. "Spike, A J". It was Princess Cadence. And as the party went on it was nice to see all my friends and my family together.

How was I supposed to know that, in this timeline it would be the very last time. Well any how this part I think will give you a laugh. Daydream looked confused but didn't say a word. Then her mother said. Because I and your Auntie Rainbow Dash sang a duet together. Wearing a costume. I was dressed up like Applejack. And Dash was dressed like Spike. I get up on the stage then say. "Okay every pony it's time for our first of three special performances performed by yours truly and Rainbow Dash". I then made it go completely dark for thirty seconds while I got my costume on.

(I'm a Pony Girl (Aqua's Barbie Girl, animated by Tridashie and sung by IMShadow 007 and Brittney Ackerman)).

Rainbow Dash. "Hi Twilight".

Twilight. "Hi Rainbow".

Rainbow Dash. "Want to go for a fly"?

Twilight. "Sure"!

Rainbow Dash. "Let's go"!

Twilight. "I'm a pony girl in a pony world. A life with magic it's fantastic.

Rainbow dash. "Only you make me fly. And take me to the sky. Imagination magical creation.

Twilight. "I'm a mare Alicorn, in an Equestrian world. You make me fly. I'll go high, I'm your pony".

Rainbow "I'm honest with my friends. But to you I am loyal to the end. Let's go fly. Quick so high, to the blue sky"!

Twilight. "Your too fast"!

Rainbow. "Why so slow"?

Twilight. "Oh my gosh"!

Both. "Where are we now"!

Rainbow. "UU-ooooh-u".

Both. "I'm a pony girl in a pony world. A life with magic it's fantastic. Only you make me fly. And take me to the sky. Imagination magical creation".

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "Ah-ah-ah-yeah".

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "UU-ooooh-u, uu-ooooh-u".

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "Ah-ah-ah-yeah".

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "UU-ooooh-u, uu-ooooh-u. Let us sing, we are a thing. Come on Rainbow, you can tease. Make me fly, I'll go high, I don't care who sees".

Rainbow. "Flap your wings, to the wind. Bring your things, let's begin. Let's go fly, quick so high, to the blue sky".

Twilight. "Your too fast"!

Rainbow. "Why so slow"?

Twilight. as Spike. "Oh my gosh"!

Both. "Where are we now"!

Twilight. "Your too fast"!

Rainbow. "Why so slow"?

Twilight. "Oh my gosh"!

Both. "Where are we now"!

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "Ah-ah-ah-yeah".

Rainbow Dash. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "UU-ooooh-u, uu-ooooh-u".

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "Ah-ah-ah-yeah".

Rainbow. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "UU-ooooh-u, uu-ooooh-u".

Both. "I'm a pony girl in a pony world. A life with magic it's fantastic. Only you make me fly. And take me to the sky. Imagination magical creation. I'm a pony girl in a pony world. A life with magic it's fantastic. Only you make me fly. And take me to the sky. Imagination magical creation".

Rainbow Dash. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "Ah-ah-ah-yeah".

Rainbow Dash. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "UU-ooooh-u, uu-ooooh-u".

Rainbow Dash. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "Ah-ah-ah-yeah".

Rainbow Dash. "Come on TWILY. Let's go fly".

Twilight. "UU-ooooh-u, uu-ooooh-u".

After we finished, Trixie and Starlight did their magic act. Which I might add didn't go the way Starlight planned it. Trixie played a little joke on her. And deliberately got spells wrong to get a laugh. I do have to admit Trixie is very funny. After they finished, we asked Spike and Applejack to come on stage and give a little speech.

"Ah shucks every pony. I never knew that you'll felt this way about us. It makes my heart happy to see all our friends here. No not our friends our family". Applejack says before beginning to cry slightly.

"I agree. You showed how much we both mean to you. And you mean the same to us. So, for myself and on behalf of my wonderful and beautiful wife we thank you all. Especially Twilight and Rainbow Dash for that. That interesting err song. So once again thank you". Says Spike.

Then I re-enter the stage and say. "And now announcing our final special performance. All of us here in Ponyville have heard her beautiful voice before. She is the pony that is the embodiment of the element of kindness. I give you Flutter Shy singing a song she wrote. So put your hooves together". Slowly Flutter Shy nervously walks on stage and sits. Her eyes were wide. You could tell that she was terrified. And the lights dim. And a spotlight highlights her. She relaxed some when Coloratura starts to play the piano. And Flutter Shy starts to sing.

(Candle on the water written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschorn)

I'll be your candle on the water. My love for you will always burn. I know you're lost and drifting. But the clouds are lifting don't give up, you have somewhere to turn.

I'll be your candle on the water 'till every wave is warm and bright. My soul is there beside you let this candle guide you. Soon you'll see a golden stream of light.

A cold and friendless tide has found you. Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down. I'll paint a ray of hope around you circling in the air, lighted by a prayer

I'll be your Element of Kindness. This flame inside of me has grown. Keep holding on, you'll make it. Here's my hoof, so take it. Look for me reaching out to show. As sure as rivers flow.

I'll never let you go.

I'll never let you go.

I'll never let you alone.

As she finished every pony clapped. As she started to leave the stage. A crash came from one of the windows. It was Queen Chrysalis. As every other pony gasp with panic. Me along with Princess's Celestia, Luna and Cadence, as well as your Aunties and Your Uncle Shining Armour stand in a line in front of every pony else. "Chrysalis. What are you doing here? What evil scheme are you plotting now"? Asked Princess Celestia. Queen Chrysalis goes to stand, as she does says. "Help me. They're all gone, all my changelings are gone. Help me please". Before collapsing again. She was very weak. She must have used nearly all her magic powers to get here. "What are you saying"? I asked.

And as I help her up, she says. "Please help me. It came and destroyed my hive. We tried to protect the hatchlings, but it was too strong. Its power overwhelmed us. Those that joined it survived. Those who back me it drained their life force from them". Before screaming out in pain. "What did? This thing what was it"? I asked. She winces once more in pain before answering. "A great dark shadow, the last thing I saw was it heading North towards Thorax's hive and".

"THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE, FLURRY HEART, SKYLA AND SUNBEAM TWINKLE. SHINING ARMOUR OUR LITTLE GIRLS ARE IN DANGER"! Exclaims Princess Cadence as she spreads her wings. And is gone in a flash. Using her magic to teleport herself home.

I look at your Auntie Dash. "I'm on it". She says knowing what I was going to say. And in a rainbow-coloured sonic boom was gone.

Twenty minutes later she was back. "TWILIGHT, TWILIGHT, TWILIGHT. OH, MY CELESTIA TWILIGHT". She says in a panic. "What is it Dash"? I ask. The look of complete and utter shock was on her face. "It's terrible, horrible. Monstrous even. The changelings they're all gone". She says. Looking a little confused I ask. "You mean that they aren't at the hive"? Shaking her head. And with tears in her eyes. She stared for a minute before finally saying. "No, they didn't leave, they. They. They. They're all, all, all". She then pauses for a second before continuing. "They're all gone. I got there, I found some in the hatchery, and they were different. They were all white. And when I touched one, they turned to dust. What I am saying is that they are all dead. Including the hatchlings".

Queen Chrysalis screams in pain and sorrow then silence. She collapses again. Unconscious but alive. Barely. And that was only the start of the trouble. First came the battle of Mount Aris. The battle lasted for some two hours but. But after those two hours the whole of the Hippogriffs nation was gone. Next it was the turn of Seaquestria. The sea ponies stood no chance they were all wiped out. All but one a student of mine from the school of friendship. Next, they wiped out Yak Yak-a-stan. Then came the battles of the dragon lands. The battles were fierce and devastating. Though already dangerous for non-dragons. The fighting had caused the land to become more dangerous, even for dragons. But it at least allowed most ponies in the Crystal Empire to flee. This is where I felt the first slight tinge of pain of loss. It was the day we lost your Uncle Shining Armour and Auntie Cadence and your cousins.

I was asked to make sure your cousins Flurry Heart, Skyla and baby Sunbeam Twinkle were gotten to safety. As we watched from the speeding train. We could see Cadence and Shining Armour battling the evil force. The crystal castle was hit and collapsed Shining Armour was on the Balcony. "SHINING ARMOUR, NO, NO, NO PLEASE NO". I scream. This wakes Flurry Heart who sees her mother hit and fall from the sky. "MOMMY NO". She cries and with a powerful blast of magic she vaporised the rear carriage of the train. Suddenly she begins to cough, and so too does Skyla and baby Sunbeam. Then they turn white and shatter to crystal dust.

"I'm in shock, almost catatonic my beautiful little nieces gone, destroyed when the crystal heart was shattered. My brother my sister. Gone. Twilight looks at Daydream with tears in her eyes. Her daughter wiping her own eyes and sniffling softly, she had been upset by this. Before Twilight continued. "That pain I felt however was, like nothing compared to the pain that was to come. In the days that followed the fall of the Crystal Empire the other kingdoms began to fall. First was Griffinstone. Though they fought valiantly the inevitable came. And the griffins were gone. The Kirin were next. Their anger gave them incredible power but still it wasn't enough. Applejack's and Flutter Shy's friend Autumn Blaze sacrificed herself, so her people could escape. I know it hit them hard.

Then Equestria itself fell. The loss of her sister that fateful night broke Princess Celestia. As Luna fell. All we could do was watch as the moon splintered and shatter into dust. Taking her sisters body to the sun with her Celestia stayed there. It was up to us to protect the ponies of Canter-Lot and Manehattan, as the great metropolis of Manehattan was ripped apart by the fighting this is where we lost your Auntie Rarity, she used her power to shield the last transport from being destroyed. It hurt us all knowing our generous friend and sister element was gone. It was hard to see the city destroyed.

The dark force then turned its attention towards the capital. Canter-Lot. As it destroyed the palace its history. Canter-Lot was no more. It even destroyed those imprisoned in Tartarus. Only my kingdom was left. The Kingdom of Friendship. It is here our final battle of this timeline happens. This is where your Auntie Pinkie Pie is lost. And closer to my heart was. Was". Twilight stopped. "Your majesty. My queen are you okay"? Asked one of the guards, who was stationed in the hall. He had notice that she had tears falling. He was a changeling. Twilight looked up at him. "Forgive the slip of my tongue your majesty". She smiled and thanked him for his concern and for him to return to his post. "As you wish your majesty". He said as he saluted and returned to his post.

Using her left-wing Twilight wiped away the tears. "Mommy, mommy please don't cry". Says Daydream, who hugs her mother tightly. Twilight leans in and kisses her on the forehead. "Thank you, my precious little girl, for being so sweet". She says. Before kissing Daydream again. Though a smile was on her face, Daydream could tell that her mother was saddened. "Now where was I. Oh that's right I was talking about the battle of Ponyville. The morning of that day was breaking. And as the only ruler left. I made the difficult choice. I had decided to leave our world and go to another realm safe from this evil. I ordered the Ponies through the magic mirror. The first to go was your Auntie Rainbow and Uncle Soren. As well as your cousins Thunder Dash, lightening Dash, Prism and Gemstone.

The next group was your uncle Fancy Pants along with many of the Ponyville, and many other ponies. The remnants of the royal guards used their magic to keep a magical force field around the castle. It took several days but luckily nearly every pony went through the magic mirror. All except myself, Applejack, Cinnamon Stix, Apple Blossom, Apple spike, Starlight, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Red Shoes, Cherry pie, Blueberry Pie, Raspberry Pie, Zany, Discord, Screwball, their new filly, Shockwave and Flutter shy. As we are readying ourselves for our turn through the mirror. When the ceiling starts to crumble. It was breaking in. Pinkie Pie as the element of laughter stayed behind in the library, as we tried to get out. What still haunts me is, the look of fear and horror etched on Raspberry, Blueberry and Cherry's faces. As they saw the motionless body of their mother. It just disintegrated as they stood over it. Their cries and whimpers falling on deaf ears. Discord snatched them up and threw them through the mirror, sending them safely out of harm's way.

I start to battle the evil shadow. Magic beams flying here and there. Giving A J and Flutter Shy chance to send most of the Children through. I continue to battle it, eventually entering the Map room. It flung a rock or a bit of the castle at me. It catches my wing and sending me crashing down into the ground. The shadow was above me. It was about to strike when Starlight, A J and Spike entered. Spike ever faithful, jumped in front of me. I was soon enraged with hatred, that I unleashed a magic blast, so powerful. It sent the evil being away. "No, no, no Spike no, don't go please". I say as I approach him.