The entire boat ride to Ponyville Shining Armor kept thinking to himself It can't be true. The thought of his little sister being dead was too much to bear. As soon as the boat docked Shining Armor dashed for Ponyville. He blew past every pony in the streets heading straight for Twilight's house. He kicked down the door and saw the only person in the house was Spike. He ran up to the purple dragon and shouted "WHERE'S TWILIGHT?"

Spike took hold of Shing Armor's hoof. "Come on." He led him to Ponyville's funeral parlor. It was empty except for Pinkie who was sitting by an open coffin and crying. Shining Armor ran up to it and saw Twilight lying inside of it. She was dressed in a black suit and her hooves were crossed over her chest.

"Twilie…" Shining Armor started to cry.

"You missed the funeral," Spike said. "But Pinkie and I made sure that she wasn't buried until you got here."

Cadence walked up the casket and looked inside. "Oh my…so it's true." Tears fell from her eyes. "How did she die?"

"She was working on some kind of huge project with Pinkie," Spike explained. "They didn't let me down in the lab so I don't know what exactly. The next thing I know I hear an explosion. Pinkie only got some minor cuts and bruises. But Twilight…wasn't so lucky."'

Shining Armor levitated the casket and made his way to the cemetery with Cadence, Spike, and Pinkie. Pinkie led them to a grave that had been dug for Twilight next to those of her friends. "You were the best sister a pony could ever ask for," Shining Armor said as he set Twilight's casket down. He broke down and started crying uncontrollably.

Cadence aimed her horn at Shining Armor and cast a spell that caused him to stop crying. She then magically produced a picture. "Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake. Clap your hooves and do a little shake." She whispered as she placed the picture in Twilight's coffin. It was a picture of the three of them on the day she and Shining Armor got married.

The three ponies and Spike carefully closed the coffin and buried it together. They left a bouquet of flowers and slowly walked back to Twilight's house. For a long while none of them said anything. Shining Armor kept on crying despite Cadence's efforts to comfort him.

Pinkie walked up to him. "Shining Armor I'm so sorry this is all my fault."

Shining Armor looked up. "You're fault?"

"Yes if it wasn't for me Twilight would still be…" She was cut short when Shining Armor used his magic to pin Pinkie to the wall.

He charged at her and stopped his horn an inch away from Pinkie's next. "GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON NOT TO KILL YOU RIGHT NOW!"

"Because I ordered you not to." Everyone turned around and saw Princess Celestia standing in the doorway. Shining Armor instantly dropped Pinkie. Celestia walked to Pinkie. "Now Pinkie Pie, please elaborate for us on what you said."

"Well…" Pinkie then told them the entire story of her curse. She told them about how it killed all of her friends, including Twilight. She apologized numerous times to Shining Armor as well.

Cadence was shocked by Pinkie's story. "Oh you poor pony! I can't imagine a life filled with so much death and suffering."

Pinkie was now breaking down into tears. "Shining Armor I'm really sorry about Twilight."

Shining Armor starred at the floor. "It's ok Pinkie…you didn't deliberately do it…" He still cried knowing Twilight was dead.

Princess Celestia approached Pinkie. "This curse you have has taken so much from you. It has cast a deep wound into you. But, I am able repair it."

Pinkie gasped. "What do you mean?"

"While I am not able to bring your friends back to life, I can allow you to join them. At the cost ending your life, you can be with your friends again forever."

Pinkie nodded rapidly with excitement. "Yes! I have nothing left in this life. I want to be with my friends."

"Very well then." Princess Celestia aimed her horn at Pinkie and she levitated into the air. "Are you prepared?" Pinkie nodded. Then with a wave of her horn Pinkie's life ended. Princess Celestia then pointed to an open spot in the house. Five translucent, mare shapes appeared; one white, one blue, one orange, one yellow, and one purple. The shapes then grew more detailed and revealed themselves to be Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Twilight Sparkle.

"TWILIE!" Shining Armor shouted. He wanted to run and embrace her but Princess Celestia nodded for him not to.

Twilight's ghost walked up to Celestia and gave her a scroll before returning to the others. The princess opened it and read it aloud.

"Dear Princess Celestia,

Thank you for everything. It truly was wonderful. My life was full of wonderful experiences and I learned many lessons. Now I have learned the most important one of all. Death might end life, but it can never end friendship. The power of friendship transcends even death. It has allowed me to join my other friends and be with them forever. Tell Shining Armor not to be sad anymore. Even though I'm dead he'll still be my BBBFF. I'm looking forward to being with him when his time comes as well. I also must thank Pinkie. If it wasn't for her I never would have understood the true meaning of death and friendship.

Your former student,

Twilight Sparkle"

Spike, Shining Armor, Cadence, and Celestia looked back the five ghosts. In the center of them a pink one appeared. The six ghostly ponies smiled and trotted off into the sky together.