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The lyrics in the song I used for this chapter have been changed to match the story.

This chapter will contain similarities to that of the movie "Ghost", so you don't have to point it out to me.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 65: Till death do us part

Ponyville hospital

A pair of double doors burst open as a pair of nurse rushed down to the hall with me on a stretch, doctors and patients moved out of the way as they rushed past them, following behind was another stretch being rushed down the hall by a pair of nurses, that stretch was carrying a still unconscious Applebloom.

Behind both stretches, the Mane 6 galloped to keep up with them, they had scared and extremely worried looks on their faces, especially Twilight and Applejack.

As they finally reached the medical room, the nursed used their magic to lift me up off the stretch and place me down on the bed, they did the same with Applebloom before they pulled out a curtain between us so they wouldn't get distracted by each other's work.

The Mane 6 arrived and Applejack didn't waste time in rushing to Applebloom's side, she looked down at her on the bed with concern, looking as though she was gonna break down crying at any moment.

Meanwhile, Twilight rushed to my side and watched as I twitched and whimpered, I was moving so much that the doctors had to strap me down.

Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie went over to Applejack to keep her company while Rainbow Dash came over to Twilight, sometimes they'd switch to check up on the other.

Applebloom breathed gently in her state while I was breathing rapidly, still extremely terrified by the visions I kept seeing. The doctor then put an oxygen masks on me to help me breathe better, they did the same for Applebloom. But I was taking in more than I was getting.

I opened my eyes to reveal they were bloodshot and looked over to the first pony I could see, Twilight. Due to the Fear Hex that was casted upon me, all I saw was a velvet serpent creature, it opened its mouth and hissed at me as it showed its dripping fangs.

My heart pounded away against my chest and I felt light-headed, the situation I was in made it all the worse, strapped down to a bed with a monster right next to me.

Back in reality, I was trying to struggle out of the straps, but it was no use. Twilight placed her hoof on my head and stroked my head. "Matt, calm down, it's me!" she said, trying to get me to settle down, but I wouldn't.

Twilight turned her head to look at the doctor. "Doctor, he's freaking out! Isn't there anything you can do to calm him down?" she asked, sounding desperate for a solution.

The doctor looked at me before he looked at Twilight again. "There may be something I can give him, but I better do it fast." He said before he looked at me again. "I don't know why he's so terrified, but his panic level is rising. If he doesn't calm down soon, he'll literally be scared to death." He said before rushing to get the required equipment.

Twilight's jaw dropped in shock, she then looked over to me to see I wasn't getting any better, in fact I was getting worse. Twilight tried to calm me down by gently stroking my head.

After a moment, the rest of the Mane 6 came over and went up to Twilight. "The doctor said Applebloom will be fine, she'll wake up in a few hours." Applejack said before she looked down at me. "He doesn't look good, what did the doc say?" she asked curiously.

Twilight turned her head to face her and gave her a frown. "He said…he said that if Matt doesn't calm down, he'll have a panic attack and could…" she couldn't finish as she began to choke and tear up.

Applejack saw this and held her close to comfort her, they looked down at me and watched as I whimpered and struggled. Sweat began to run down my face as my heart started racing quicker, the heart monitor started spiking and beeping like crazy.

I opened my eyes and saw the colourful serpents looking down at me, I decided to lie there and wait for them to attack me, but before they could, a large brown one appeared beside me and bit my arm. My arm stung as its teeth stabbed into my arm.

I breathed harder until I felt my head become light, my eye lids started to close. The last thing I saw was the velvet serpent lean it's head closer to me before everything went black.

(Dream realm): Ponyville Hospital

Everything was still black, all I could hear was my steady breathing and my heart thumping. I managed to bring myself to open my eyes and see I was in a hospital room. I leaned up on the bed to see that the serpents where gone, in fact, the room was completely empty. No doctors, no nurses and the lights where even off.

I tried to get up, but I still felt a little weak. I grabbed onto the side railing before I pulled myself towards the edge, I managed to pull my body over the railing before I fell to the floor hard. "Ow!" I said in a grunt.

I then placed my hooves on the floor before I slowly stood up, my legs quivered as I started walking towards the door, taking one step at a time. Once I reached the door, I pushed it open and entered the hallway. I looked around, but the place was completely dark and empty, it was starting to creep me out.

"Hello?!" I called out, only to hear my voice eco down the empty halls. "Ok…this is weird." I said to myself before I tried to remember what happened, but I couldn't remember anything. The last thing I remember was entering the Ever Free Forest with Blaze Horn and that's it. "What the hell happened?" I asked myself in a whisper.

Just then, I heard quiet sobbing coming from the room I was just in, I slowly went back inside before I looked in the direction it was coming from. That's when I saw Twilight, crying by the side of the bed I was just on.

"Twilight? What's wrong?" I asked as I began walking up to her. I got no response, but as I got closer, another pony faded in to view. It was Applejack, she was right next to Twilight and looked like she was trying comfort her.

When I finally reached them, the rest of the Mane 6 came into view. They were all looking at the bed with sadness in their eyes, Fluttershy and Pinkie were even starting to cry.

"W-What's going on? What's happened?" I asked them, but again, I got no response. It was like they couldn't hear or see me, I tried to get their attention, but it didn't work.

I then decided to look at what their attention was focused on, but once I did, a cold chill went down my spine and my eyes were filled with fear. It was me, I was lying on the bed with an oxygen mask on my face, my eyes were half-open and my mouth was hanging open.

My mind ran with questions. How could I be lying there while I was standing here? What was going on? Why did my face look like that? I suddenly heard a loud high pitched beeping, I looked to where it was coming from and saw the heart monitor wired to me was running flat.

My eyes widened as to what this could mean, I looked down at my other self before I rushed around to the other side of the bed. "No…No! Wake up! Wake up, you little!" I said before I tried to grab my other self with my hooves, but they went right through it.

I started to panic and breath heavily, this wasn't another me, it was in fact me, my body and I wasn't in it. I tried and tried to grab my seemingly lifeless body, but my hooves kept going through it like I was nothing but air.

I growled loudly in frustration. It couldn't be too late to save me, it couldn't be! There had to be a way to get myself back into my body and bring myself back to life. But no matter what I tried, the results where the same, it was like I didn't really exist.

Suddenly, I felt something rush through me and I gasped at the strange feeling. That's when I saw the doctor pony walking through me and emerge in front of me. He walked up the side of the bed and looked at the girls with an upset look. "I'm so sorry…we did everything we could, but…his heart just gave up." he said to them.

Upon hearing this, Twilight broke down crying on the bed with her head buried in her arms. Applejack's eyes started to tear up as she rubbed Twi's back with her hoof, trying to comfort her.

I looked at them, the looks on their faces made me want to yell to them and let them know I was still there, but it was just go unheard. The situation I was in was terrifying me, I was starting to tear up as I looked at my body and saw the doctor pull the covers over my face with his magic.

I shook my head as tears ran down my face. "No…No! No, no, no, no! I can't be dead! I have so much more to do! I have a child on the way, how's Twi gonna raise it without me?!" I asked loudly.

Not ready to give up, I climbed up onto the bed and tried to lie down on my body. I didn't know what I was doing, I thought if I could re-enter my body, I could take control of it and wake up again. But when I tried, all I did was go right through it, I wasn't even making it twitch.

I leaned up and looked down at my body, I then realized that there was nothing I could do, my body was beyond recovery. No matter what I'd do, I'll never bring myself back to life, I'll never be able to live again.

I then turned my head to face the others, Twilight continued to sob on the bed and the rest of the Mane 6 trying to help her through this. Tears started running down my face as I crawled up to her and tried to place my hoof on top of her's. "I'm here, Twi…I'm here, I'm right here…hear me." I said before my ears dropped and I started to cry gently. "Please hear me…please hear me…" I said before I started to cry more, knowing she'd never be able to hear me again, no one will.

That night: Ponyville graveyard

This was an event I never thought I'd ever see, my own funeral. It was so weird, it was like I was here…but at the same time, I wasn't, I was lying dead in the coffin in front of me. It was white, covered in flowers and had a picture of me in front of it.

I looked down at the picture and smiled at it, it was me with Twilight hugging me from behind. Spike took it after we came back from our honeymoon, it all seemed so easy and bright back then…but now, I didn't know.

I turned around to see everyone I knew gathered around the coffin. The Mane 6, Spike, Jeff, Peewee, my family, Shining Armor, Discord, Luna, Celestia and even Cadence. The list continued to almost everyone in Ponyville, part of me couldn't believe so many people showed up.

I watched helplessly as Twilight continued to cry, she and the others were wearing all black funeral outfits, complete with vales, I bet Rarity made those for them…even during a sad moment, she never stops in her passion for fashion.

Twilight used her magic to lift a soft cloth up and wipe her tears away with it, but she continued to cry. Spike was sitting next to her, rubbing her back to try and comfort her.

Celestia walked up to the coffin before she turned around to face everyone, she took a breath before she began to speak. "We're gathered here today to say goodbye to a good pony. A pony who was more than pony to us, he was a loving husband, a true friend and a strong hearted solider. We will never forget the kind acts he did for his wife and friends, the bravery he showed when he was needed in Canterlot and so on. Now those closest to him will now speak about Matthew's acts and what they loved about him." She said before she walked away to make way for them.

I then sat and listened as pony after pony spoke about me, most of it was heart-warming, even flattering, but they'd eventually reach their breaking point and had to walk away to keep themselves from crying in front of everyone, this included my Mother who didn't last very long. My Dad and sister had to do it for her, they were pulling a strong face, but I could tell they were struggling.

Spike was soon up in front of my coffin as he began to speak about me. "When I first met Matt, I didn't know what to think of him. But after a few days, we became best friends…in fact, we became more than friends, we became brothers. Then when he and Twilight were engaged, I was so glad because I thought we'd be brothers forever…but now he's…" he said before he wiped a tear away with his arm. "He's gone now…but that doesn't make him any less of a brother to me." he said before he quickly went away before he could break.

Applejack then took the centre and turned to face everyone. "Matt was a dear friend to me and my family, especially to Applebloom, he was like a second older brother to her. I'll always remember how he helped my family, how he was always there for me when I needed him…but the one thing I'll never forget…is that he brought my sister back to me, Applebloom's back home safe and sound because of him…I just wish the cost wasn't so dear." she said before she walk back to her seat.

Pinkie Pie then took the centre and began to speak. "I wouldn't say Matt was the life of the party, but he definitely found a way to always liven things up. He'd make everyone feel welcome, lend a helping hoof when I needed help…but now he's just gone and…I don't know if my parties will ever be the same again." she said with her lip trembling before she walked away, only to shoot right back up for one last thing. "By the way, I have party baggies for all of you that I'll give out at the end…but still, a sad day for us all, the saddest." She said before she walked away again.

Fluttershy then took the centre and, like everyone before her, she turned to face everyone. However, she looked like she was gonna burst into tears at any moment. "Umm…M-Matt was a really close friend…h-he always liked helping me with my animal friends…he'd always try to make me feel better when I was sad but…I suppose he won't be able to help me this time!" she said before she started to cry loudly in front of everyone, doing this made Applejack walk up to her and help her back to her seat.

Once she was taken care of, Rainbow Dash flew up and took the centre. "Umm...what can I say other than…Matt will be missed. I mean, he's been gone only a few hours and I feel a small part of my life is missing, he was an awesome friend, a little weird here and there, but he was awesome none the less. But now that he's gone, it's like…it's like…" she said before a tear suddenly ran down her cheek. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I just…I just handle this!" she said before she shot up to the sky and disappeared into a large cluster of dark clouds moving towards the funeral.

Everyone watched Rainbow leave until she was out of sight, Twilight and the others were confused as to why she just bolted off like that, but they thought it best to give her some space.

Then finally, Rarity took the centre and looked at everyone before she moved the black vale up out of her face. "Much like Applejack, Matthew was like an older brother to my sister, Sweetie Belle. He was kind and always there for us. I will deeply miss him and hope he will always be in our hearts." She said before he walked back to her seat.

Then came the hardest thing to watch, Twilight stood up and slowly went towards the centre. Once she reached it, she turned to face everyone and took a breath. "I…I loved Matthew more than I thought I could ever love any stallion. I still remember the day I met him, I thought he was just some random everyday pony who wanted a book…I never thought that this pony would be the stallion I'd marry and have a foal with…but now…he won't be here to see our baby, I'll never feel myself in his arms again, I'll never hear his voice when he tries to comfort me when I'm upset. I hope he can hear me somehow when I say…Matthew, I will always love you, I will never forget you and I hope to see you again one day." she said before she started to cry again, she covered her face with her arm to hide herself.

I stood next to her with sadness in my eyes. I wanted to tell her that I was here, I wanted to hold her and tell her I'd never leave her. But what was the point, I was a ghost, she wouldn't be able to hear me no matter what I did. "Twilight…why can't you hear me? I'm right here." I said to her, knowing she couldn't hear me but did it anyway.

Twilight continued to cry, unable to hear anything I was saying. With Applejack too busy comforting Fluttershy, Shining Armor had to come up and comfort her before helping her back to her seat.

The ceremony went on, ponies and everyone I knew came up and said some words on my behalf, telling everyone what I did for them and how I'd be missed. It wasn't long before the black clouds from before came over us and started to rain down on the ceremony. After everyone said what they wanted to say, the Mane 6 and Spike placed roses on my coffin before Celestia and Luna used their magic to lower my coffin down into the grave underneath it.

Once it was at the bottom, some stallions started to shovel dirt into the hole, burying my coffin. After a few minutes, the grave was completely full of dirt and the stallions used their shovels to flatten the dirt on top of it.

Everyone soon started leaving the funeral to head for the Town Hall for the funeral party. I didn't follow them, I spent a few more minutes staring at something I never thought I'd see, my own grave. The tombstone said "He lies Matthew – A loving husband and a true friend.".

The things everyone was saying about me was almost too much for me to handle, I had no idea my friends cared so much about me, I felt so crappy for how I've acted with them lately, especially to Twilight. Some part of me still couldn't believe that this was real, this had to be some kind of horrid nightmare. But the way I feel, the things I see and the way everyone was acting…I may have to face the fact that this was happening, I was dead.

I sat down in front of my grave and lowered my head, my ears dropped down in sadness as the rain fell right through my body. Even though I couldn't feel it, I could very much feel the cold sadness it brought.

Later: Town Hall/Funeral party

After catching up with the others, I followed them to the Town Hall, where my funeral party was being held. There was a large banner stretched across the ceiling that read "Goodbye Matthew".

Everyone mostly talked amongst themselves, while others went to check on Twilight to see how she was coping. I could see the look on her face, Twilight tried to be strong, but she was broken inside. The rest of the Mane 6, except for Rainbow Dash, stayed by her side the whole time, none of them left for longer than a minute.

I stood beside Twilight, making sure I'd always be with her even if she couldn't see me. I tried to touch her at some points, only for my hoof to go right through her. It was funny, I was surrounded by a room full of my closest friends and family, yet I felt more alone than ever.

Rarity walked up to Twilight and placed her hoof on her shoulder. "Twilight…I know your coping with a lot today, but I just want you to know that we're always here for you if you ever need us." she said, giving her a small kind smile.

Twilight looked at her and returned her smile. "Thanks Rarity, I appropriate that." She said before her ears lowered and she looked down at the floor with sadness. "I just wish there was some way to bring him back." she said.

"Well you can always find some sort of super-secret dark spell that resurrects ponies from the dead! Or find someone who really, really powerful with magic to do it for you." Pinkie Pie blurted out, getting some disagreeing looks from the others. Once she saw this, her ears dropped a little. "Or, you know, maybe just accept your loss and try to move on knowing he's always in your heart." She said, trying to open a more sensible option.

Twilight was silent for a moment before her ears perked up. "Wait…you might be on to something." she said as she looked at Pinkie. "Maybe there is a way to bring him back." she said, getting a little spark of hope in her eyes.

I heard this and shook my head. "Oh Twilight." I said, knowing where she was going with this. I then watched in suspense as Twilight walked over to Discord who was having a conversation with Luna.

"It's almost seems like something is missing now. I'd like to think we could go back to the lives we had before Matthew, but I don't know how long it'll take for that to happen." Discord said, tapping his finger against his glass of chocolate milk.

Luna looked up at him with a strong look. "Things will never be back to the way they were…" she said before she looked down with sadness. "I let go of my feelings for Matthew, but…he was still one of the ponies I could go to if I ever needed help." She said.

Feeling bad, Discord leaned down and patted her shoulder gently. "It's rough, Luna, but we'll pull through this eventually." He said, trying to lift her spirits.

But Luna didn't feel at all better. "I want to believe that." She said before she turned and walked away to re-join her sister.

Once she was gone, Twilight walked up to Discord and looked up at him. "Discord! I need you to do something!" she said in a firm tone.

Discord looked down at her and gave her a sympathetic look. "Of course, Twilight, on this dark day for all of us, I am willing to do anything you request." He said.

Twilight took a breath before she spoke. "I need you to use your magic to bring Matthew back to life." she said, unsure whether or not to believe he'd actually do it.

The moment was silent between them, the rest of the Mane 6 watched in suspense and slight embarrassment. I also felt embarrassed about this, I always thought Twilight would think this kind of thing was impossible, but here she was, asking Discord to perform a miracle.

Discord gave her an uncomforting look, not sure what to do or say next. "Oh…umm…well, when I said I was willing to do anything, I didn't really mean something that…drastic." He said, trying to be delicate with her.

Twilight frowned when she heard this. "But you're Discord, with power like yours, resurrecting one pony should be easy for you." she said.

Discord lowered his head down to her. "I'm sorry, Twilight, but I can't do that. I've never done that before and I don't know what'll happen if I do. I mean, if I even tried to resurrect him, it could put him in an extreme state of shock, it could be catastrophic and might even kill him a second time. The risks are just too high." He explained with a heavy heart.

The things he said spooked even me, I actually hoped he wouldn't try to resurrect me, even though I really wanted to be with Twilight again.

Twilight frowned. "But…you're my last hope, I don't know who else could bring him back. He's been dead for almost a day and I feel like a piece of myself is missing, I can't take this feeling!" she said, her voice getting louder as she went on.

Some of the ponies heard her yelling and started to take notice, staring and starting to whisper to each other. Discord noticed this and looked back down at her. "Twilight, please, keep your voice down." he said, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Keep my voice down?! Matthew is dead! My husband is dead! How can I possibly keep my voice down at a time like this?!" Twilight yelled as she started to tear up. "Matthew was the best stallion I've even met, he was kind, caring, thoughtful. Sure he was a bit firm here and there, but who isn't from time to time? And now he's just gone, I just…I just wish I told him how much her meant to me, to all of us…I feel so lost!" Twilight sobbed before she lowered her head and started to cry gently.

I saw this and walked over to her. "Don't worry, Twilight…I know." I said.

Everyone who was staring felt sympathy for Twilight, most of them wanted to hug her and tell her everything would be fine, but Pinkie beat them to it. Twilight embraced her hug and sobbed on her shoulder. I walked up to them and tried to join their hug, but my body just went through them.

Discord frowned before his ears dropped. "I'm so sorry, Twilight." he said before he slowly faded away until he was gone.

I watched helplessly as Twilight cried in Pinkie's hug, the others gathering around them to comfort Twilight. I watched with a broken heart before I lowered my head with my ears down, unable to do anything to ease Twilight pain.

The next day: Library

It was a hard night, but Twilight managed to sleep in peace. I stayed by her side the whole night, being a ghost, I didn't need to sleep. I just watched her and Spike sleep, wishing I could join Twi in bed and hold her close. I missed the feel of her soft fur against mine, the warmth of her body, the smell of her clean mane, I missed it all.

I stared out the window and watched the clouds go by, wondering why I was never given the chance to be taken up there to Heaven. Did I have 'unfinished business'? Was Heaven even a place? I just didn't know.

All the while, Twilight sat on a bunch of cushions while reading a book. Spike and Jeff were out to get stuff from the market, the only other person in the library was Peewee, but he didn't know how to deal with this type of thing.

Twilight continued to read, but suddenly, she placed her hoof on the side of the book and closed it. "What's the point." She said quietly before she stood up and walked over to the fireplace. This drew my attention and I watched what she was doing. Twilight stopped in front of the fireplace and looked at one of the pictures on the shelf, it was a picture of me and Twilight on our wedding day.

Twilight managed for form a smile before she sniffed. "I miss you, Matt…I hope you're in a good place." She said before she wiped a tear away with her hoof.

I then walked up beside her and looked at the side of her face. "As long as I'm with you, I always am." I said before my ears dropped in sadness again.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door that broke Twilight out of her emotional moment. Twilight looked over to the door before she started walking towards it, but not without walking through me to get to it. I gasped loudly at the feel of her walking through my body, it sent a chill down my spine.

I spun around and saw Twilight approach the door, her horn glowed and she used her magic to open the door, revealing Applejack behind it, she looked troubled. Surprised, Twilight gave her a small smile. "Applejack! I didn't expect to see you today, please come in." she said as she stood aside to let Applejack past.

Applejack walked into the library and Twilight closed the door behind her, Applejack then turned around to face her before she grabbed her hat with her hoof and held it against her chest. "Twilight...I just wanted to make sure you were ok." She said.

Twilight gave her a weak smile. "That would make you the sixth pony today." She joked. "But I'm fine, it's been a little hard, but I'm pulling through." She said, trying to ease Applejack's worries.

I walked up to them and looked at Applejack. "She was crying most of the night." I said, knowing she couldn't hear me.

Applejack gave her a gentle smile. "That's good to hear, I suppose." She said before she frowned. "But, I have a problem I'm having comin' to terms with." she said before she looked down at the floor with sadness and what looked like shame.

Twilight titled her head and raised her eye-brow. "Really? Well what is it?" she asked curiously.

Applejack then looked at her with sadness. "It was my fault, I'm the reason Matt's dead." she said as her eyes began to tear up. "If I had just protected Applebloom better, she wouldn't have been kidnapped, then Matt wouldn't have gonna after her and he'd still be…" she didn't managed to finish as she began to cry.

Seeing this, Twilight quickly took action by going up to her and placing her hoof on her back. "No Applejack, you didn't kill Matt. The pony that did this was really powerful, he managed to rip the Canterlot vault off the wall, Matt knew the risks, he just…got unlucky." She said, trying to make Applejack feel better.

Applejack looked at Twilight before they both shared a warm hug. I watched this and exhaled. "I wish I could remember what happened to me, at least then I'd know how I actually died." I said to myself.

Just then, there was another knock on the door. Twilight and Applejack broke away from the hug before Twilight made her way over to it. "Probably one of the others wanting to check up on me as well." She said as she walked through my body again to get to the door.

Once she reached it, Twilight used her magic to open the door, revealing a face we haven't seen in a while, Zecora. Twilight was surprised by this. "Zecora, what are you doing here?" she asked.

Zecora entered the library before she spoke. "I have travelled through the forest of vines and moss, to offer my condolences for your saddening loss." She said as she turned to face Twilight.

Twilight then closed the door before she gave Zecora a kind smile. "Thanks Zecora, it's been hard, but I'm pulling through." She said before a thought came to her mind. "But…why weren't you at Matt's funeral?" she asked curiously.

"If I had known, I would've tried, but I have only learned today that Matthew had died." Zecora said before she turned to face Applejack. "He died saving your sister, a brave act if I do say, but that doesn't really solve the mystery at the end of the day." she said.

Applejack gave her a confused look. "What are ya talkin' about?" she asked.

"Matthew enters the forest to find your Applebloom, then not long after, he nears his doom. You find him half dead, you bring him back to town, but his fear levels never went down. His fright grew more and more until his heart gave out, that is what I'm talking about!" Zecora said.

Applejack and I stared at her with our jaws hanging open. "Urrr…what?" Applejack asked, getting nothing from what she said.

Twilight then walked up to them. "I think she's saying what could've caused Matt to die in the first place." She said, throwing a guess out there.

"Well why doesn't she never just say so?" I asked, knowing I wasn't gonna get a response.

At that moment, Zecora looked around with a confused look, like she heard something in the wind, but she shook it off and looked at Twilight. "Precisely." She said.

"Well we don't know what caused Matt to die. He went to find Applebloom, he took longer than we thought, we went after him and he was in a terrified mess." Applejack said, answering Zecora's question.

I then thought about what Applejack said and remembered a pony shooting a spell at me, I then remembered all the frightening images I saw in front of me. "Is that what happened to me? Was I scared to death?" I asked myself out loud.

Zecora once again looked around, she turned her head around to look behind her. Twilight and Applejack noticed this and looked at each other in confusion. Zecora shifted her eyes left and right before she looked at Applejack again. "Well…is there anything we know for sure?" she asked.

Applejack gave her a firm look. "Only his backup wasn't any good, he wasn't even there when we found him." she said with an abrupt tone.

Twilight took a step forward. "Yeah, part of me thinks Matt wouldn't have died if he'd just helped him better." She said in a tone just as firm.

Hearing this, I tried to think back again. "…There was someone with me?" I thought before I continued to listen to their conversation.

Zecora thought before she thought of something. "Hmm, well we don't know what killed Matthew, but maybe his back-up might, maybe the reason he left was because something gave him a fright. This being would've been dangerous, we're sure of that, and it could've been the thing that took our dear Matt." she said, looking over to Twilight.

Twilight thought about what she said for a moment before she realized she could've been on to something. "Hey, you're right, we never asked him what he saw." She said.

I walked over to Twilight. "Who? Who didn't you ask?" I asked loudly.

Zecora eyes widened as she looked around. "Who is that talking in my ear? Is there someone else here?" she asked as she looked around herself in confusion.

Twilight was startled by her sudden outburst. "What?! No one else is in this room with us." she stated, trying to calm her down.

It was then I noticed something, Zecora was acting weird every time I said something. I walked over to her until I was right beside her head. "…Hello?" I asked.

Zecora jumped in fright and backed away. "That! Who was that!" she said in a scared tone.

"Are you ok, Zecora? You're actin' kinda funny." Applejack said as she and Twilight watched Zecora with concern.

Zecora lowered herself down while quivering. "There is a strange sound flowing through the air, like the voice of somepony who isn't there." she explained.

Twilight and Applejack looked at each other with awkwardness before they returned their attention to Zecora. "What?" they both said in confusion.

I then walked up to Zecora, feeling a glimmer of hope in my heart. "You can hear me?" I asked curiously.

Zecora yelped and backed up towards the door. "This cannot be, there is someone here we cannot see." She said in fright until her flank came in contact with the door.

Twilight walked towards her. "Zecora, no one is here with us, its just us three." She said before she tried to change the subject. "Now you were saying something about Matt's back-up probably seeing what killed him?" she asked.

I then looked at Twilight with a raised eye-brow. "Really? You're still not using a name? Are you serious?" I asked.

Zecora yelped again. "That's it! I'm getting out of here before this becomes a habit." She said before he opened the door with her hoof and rushed out, but not without slamming the door behind her.

We all stared at the door with shock and confusion. "…What the hay was that about?" Applejack asked.

Twilight turned her head to face her. "I don't know, maybe she on one of her potions or something. She was acting as if someone else was here." she said.

"Well at least she shun a little bit of light on the situation, we need to find Matt's back-up pony." Applejack said.

Twilight nodded. "Yeah, I'll go write a letter to the Princess right away." She said before she walked over to the door to the next room and used her magic to open it.

Applejack walked up behind her. "I'll go with ya." She said before they both entered the room and closed the door behind them.

I stayed in the front room, staring at the front door with shock. "Oh my god." I said, still in shock over what just happened. Zecora could hear me, she might be the only person in Equestria who can hear me. If I was gonna get to the bottom of what caused my death, I'd need her help. "I need to catch up with her." I said before I looked over to the door where Twilight entered. "Don't worry Twi, I'll be back soon." I said in a quiet tone.

After that, I returned my attention to the front door and walked up to it. I then reached my hoof towards the doorknob in an attempt to grab it, but my hoof went right through it. I kept trying, but the result were the same. "Dammit!" I said to myself before I tried to think of a solution.

Just then, it hit me, I couldn't grab the knob because my hoof was going through it, but did that mean I could go through the door itself? I looked at the door before I took a breath. "Here goes." I said before I walked towards the door slowly. As I came in contact with it, my body start to go through it.

I could feel a chill g through my body as I went through the door, I kept my eyes close the whole time. After a moment, I opened my eyes to see I was outside, I looked back to see the back half of my body was still in the door, I took a few steps forward to get myself all the way out. Once that was done, I turned my head back around to face the open and started galloping after Zecora.

A few minutes later: Streets of Ponyville

I trotted through the streets, looking everywhere for Zecora. I was afraid that I had lost her, I'd have to go all the way to her hut to find her.

But my worries were at ease when I noticed her up the road, she still looked a little frightened, but I had to try and talk to her if I had any hope to talk to Twilight again. I rushed over to her and stopped beside her. "Zecora." I said in a strong tone.

Zecora jumped and spun around, but saw no one was there. "Leave me alone! You're voice with no mouth chills me to the bone!" she said before she started galloping away.

"Zecora! I need your help, just slow down and listen!" I called, but she didn't listen, she just kept galloping away. "God dammit!" I said to myself before I galloped after her.

I galloped after her through the streets for a few minutes, I'd go right through everything she threw at me and everything she used to try and block my path, I even had to run through some huts to catch up with her.

Eventually, she made a wrong turn down an ally and got cornered. I slowed down and slowly approached her. "Zecora, come on, I know you've dealt with a lot more weird stuff than this." I said as I walked up to her.

"I do not know what abyss sporned thee, but you will not take me!" Zecora said as she got in a fierce pose, as if she was ready to fight.

I rolled my eyes before I took a step closer. "Zecora, calm down, I'm not gonna hurt you. It's me, Matthew." I said, trying to convince her.

Zecora's scared look then went away and was replaced by a look of suspicion. "What lies do you try to place in my head, I know very well that Matthew is dead." She said strongly.

I exhaled heavily. "I know that, but I'm some sort of ghost and I'm standing right in front of you." I said.

Zecora didn't look very convinced. "There is only one way to know if you are friend or foe, tell me something only Matthew would know." She said firmly.

I groaned before I tried to think of something, it took a moment, but I finally thought of something. "Everyone keeps saying my name is weird, but it isn't…in fact, it's one of the most common names in the English language." I said, putting more defence into it more than I had to.

Zecora thought about it for a moment before she realized that was something I used to say a lot, with that thought it mind, she knew it must've been me. "What you say must be true, now I know for sure it's you! The news of your death was a shocking surprise, but do you perhaps know what caused your untimely demise?" she asked curiously.

"I don't remember, all I know is that someone put some sort of spell on me and now I'm see-through, walking through walls and talking to someone who can actually hear me but not see me." I explained before something came to mind. "Wait, how is it that you can hear me anyway?" I asked with a raised eye-brow.

Zecora shrugged. "I wish I knew, perhaps it has something to do with the home in which I grew. The elders of my tribe spoke of Zebras who could gain special powers, by eating from the ancient tree that grew magical flowers." She explained, going on a guess.

I stared at her with a confused look. "So…I take it you ate from this tree?" I asked.

"It was my time to eat the flowers, I did as I was told…but I don't know why this is happening now, I did that when I was a few years old." Zecora said as she walked up the ally and went through me.

As Zecora left the ally, I caught up with her and walked beside her. "Well…maybe they've activated so you can help me." I said.

Pinning where my voice was coming from, Zecora turned her head to face me. "Help you in what way? I think I've had my fill of drama for one day." she said before she turned her head away and kept walking.

I then moved in front of her and walked backwards while facing her. "I need you to help me remember what happened to me or at least who killed me. If they killed me, they'll go after Twilight as well, I can't let her die like I did." I said, trying to convince her to agree to help.

"I can help a live pony recall memories, or do the same for an animal at most, but you're asking me to recall the memories of a ghost. What would you suggest I do, cast a spell or create some sort of brew?" Zecora asked with a raised eye-brow.

"I don't know, you're the alarmist!" I said before I took a breath to calm down. "Look, you're the only one who can hear me and you're most likely the only one who can figure out how to help me…please, I need you Zecora." I said, desperate for her aid.

Zecora tapped her chin, thinking of what decision to make.

Later that day: Zecora's hut

After agreeing to help, Zecora and I went to her hut and she started making a brew. The cauldron water bubbled green as sparks floated off it. I looked down at the brew, but didn't see my reflection, I didn't think I would.

Zecora walked over to the cauldron with a bottle in her mouth, she poured sparkling dust from the bottle into the cauldron water and it made dark smoke poof out of it. Zecora dropped the bottle before she spoke. "Now the brew is ready, to view your memories, place your hoof in slow and steady." She said to me.

I looked into the boiling water before I looked at her. "Are you sure this will work?" I asked curiously.

Zecora tapped her hoof with her chin again. "Well the chances aren't very high, but the least you can do is try." She said.

I then returned my attention to the cauldron water before I lifted my hoof up and lowered it into the water. The water around my hoof started to glow white, then the entire cauldron start to glow until an image came into view, I pulled my hoof out before we both looked into to the cauldron.

We saw things through my eyes, I was on the floor of the Castle of the Two Sister and looked up at a tall Alicorn. The Alicorn leaned it's head down to my sight before it's face came into the light, revealing itself to be female with a mane made of dark purple flames.

Upon seeing her face, I recognised her. "Zelga! That's Zelga! She once disguised herself as a Pegasus to try and sabotage my life, but she's really an Alicorn….and get this, she's also Thorn's sister." I said as I looked up at Zecora.

Zecora looked at me with surprise. "Thorn had a sister? This cannot be! I thought Thorn was the only remaining member of that family tree." She said, sounding surprised.

"So did I, but apparently we were wrong." I said before I thought about it. "Makes you wonder if they're any more of them." I asked, thinking of how bad that could be.

Zecora tried to look at me, but it was hard for her. "We will eventually return to the matter of this possible Alicorn band, but for now, let's return to the matter at hand." She said.

I exhaled before I decided to agree. "Ok." I said before I returned my attention to her. "We need to go back to the Library and tell Twilight right now, if Zelga's after her, it won't be long before she finds her." I said in a firm tone.

With that, Zecora nodded and we both ran out of the hut to return to Ponyville, part of me wondered if Zelga had already found her, making me hope it wasn't too late.

Half-an-hour later: Ponyville Library

We returned to the Library and approached the front door. Zecora was a little on edge about all this, she didn't know how Twilight was gonna respond and how it would make herself look.

"Ok, now just knock on the door and tell her what-…" I stopped talkin once I noticed Zecora walking away. "Aye! What you doing?" I asked as I rushed up in front of her.

"Having me do this is asking a lot, she might think I'm pulling some kind of hokes plot." Zecora said, sounding a little stressed about this.

I thought about it and knew she was right, Twilight never did believe in stuff like ghosts, convincing her wasn't gonna be easy. "Ok, I get where you're coming from, but this is important, her life is at risk. Listen, this is what we'll do…you'll break the news to her and I'll tell you stuff that only she and I would know." I explained.

Zecora thought about it for a moment before she sighed. "I suppose that could work, I just hope she doesn't see me as an insensitive jerk." She said before she turned around and made her way back to the door.

"Don't worry, you've got this." I said with a confident smile.

Zecora raised her hoof to knock on the door, she hesitated for a second, but then proceeded to knock on the door. It took a moment, but eventually, the door opened to reveal Twilight behind it. "Oh, hi Zecora, I didn't think I'd see you again today. Are you feeling better?" she asked curiously.

Upon seeing Twilight again, my heart melted and I just wanted to hug her, but it wouldn't do any good. It would always be a dream that would probably never come true.

Zecora took a breath before she spoke. "Yes, I am…can I come in and talk to you, if I can?" she asked curiously and nervously.

Twilight smiled and nodded. "Sure, come on in." she said as she stepped aside to let Zecora in.

Zecora and I then entered the Library and I leaned my head to her. "Remember, just tell her what's happened and then I'll tell you what to say to convince her." I said, hoping this wouldn't go south.

Zecora nodded before she proceeded to walk to and open space in the room, Twilight closed the door and walked over to her. "What's up?" she asked as she sat down in front of her.

Zecora thought about what she was going to say until she decided to speak. "Listen Miss Sparkle, what I'm about to say is true, be sure of that…but I've been contacted by the ghost of Matt." she said, slightly afraid of how she might react.

Twilight's kind smile then slowly went away. "W-What are you talking about?" she asked, raising her eyebrow.

"Remember earlier today when I thought I could hear something that wasn't there? Well there was something, a ghostly Spector in the air." Zecora explained with an honest face.

Twilight then looked around for something before she returned her attention to Zecora. "Am I being punked? Is this a joke?" she asked.

Zecora shook her head. "Of course not, I'm more sensitive than that, but I really have been talking to the spirit of Matt." she said, insisting.

Twilight gave her an unconvinced and slightly unamused look. "Zecora, I don't know what kind of potion you've been drinking, but there's no such thing as ghost." She said before she lowered her head and her ears dropped. "Matt's…Matt's dead." She said sadly.

I then looked at Zecora. "Tell her that I once kept Grimerd's journal a secret from her and she got angry at me for it." I told her.

Zecora nodded before she spoke to Twilight. "He is speaking with me now, he asked me to remind you about Grimerd's journal that he once hid from you. Now you tell me, is that story true?" she asked.

Twilight wasn't convinced at first, but then realized the only person who knew about that was herself, me and Celestia, she hadn't told anyone else. "How…How do you know about that?" she asked.

I then turned to face Zecora again. "Ok, now tell her about the time she and I had a water fight in the pool while listening to classic music during our honeymoon." I said her.

Zecora nodded before she spoke again. "He also wanted me to tell you about the water fight you had in the pool during your honeymoon, while you were listening to a song in the background playing a catchy tune." She said with a small smile.

Twilight thought back and knew the only ponies who'd know about that were herself, me and Blaze Horn. "What are you doing? How are you doing this? Have you been spying on us or something?" she asked, getting a little hurt by all of this.

Zecora shook her head. "No, fooling you is not what I'm here to do, I'm trying to help Matthew once again talk to you." she stated.

Twilight then stood up. "Matt's dead, Zecora! He's dead! So unless you know something really convincing, I suggest you just go." She said firmly as she pointed her hoof at the door.

I then turned to face Zecora again. "What the friv, say 'What the friv'." I said to her.

Zecora then looked at Twilight again. "He told me to say 'What the friv'." She said.

Twilight's hurt look then went away as she thought about what she said, a spark of hope came into my eyes when I saw it enter hers, Twilight looked stunned until she spoke. "O-Only Matt said that, he'd only say it a few times…but how could you know that unless…" she said before a small smile grew on her face. "It is him, isn't it?" she asked.

Zecora smiled and nodded. "It is…and I can only guess how much of a shock this is." She said,

Twilight nodded, speechless, until she was unable to stand. Her legs became weak until her flank flopped down onto the floor, I rushed to her side to make sure she was ok, as did Zecora. Twilight soon looked up at her with tears in her eyes. "What…what else does he want to say?" she asked curiously,

Zecora was more than happy to answer. "From what he told me, he doesn't know why he's here as a ghost." She started before she sat down beside her. "But I know it's for a reason that matters most." She said.

I then looked at Zecora. "Tell her that I know who killed me and that it was Zelga, tell her what I told you." I said.

Zecora nodded. "He says he knows sealed his fate with such grim, he says it was Zelga who took his life away from him." she said with a serious tone.

Twilight gave her a shocked look. "Zelga?...But why? She's been gone for ages, why would she come back just to kill Matt?" she asked.

"Matthew told me that Zelga wasn't a Pegasus, but an Alicorn…and that she was an unknown sibling of Thorn." Zecora said.

Twilight was even more shocked by this. "Sibling of Thorn? Zelga is Thorn's sister? I can't believe this." She said.

I then looked at Zecora again. "Tell her she needs to write to the Princesses as soon as possible, if Zelga wanted to kill me, she'll be coming after her as well." I told her.

"Matt just told me to say that you need to write to the Princesses to help you, for Zelga killed Matt, now she might be coming for you." Zecora said while pointing her hoof at Twilight.

Twilight became a little frightened by this. "But why? I don't know anything…I mean, I do now, but she doesn't know that." She said.

Zecora moved a little closer to her. "Miss Sparkle, your life could be in danger, is that something you really wish to wager?" she asked.

Twilight thought about it for a moment before her ears lowers. "I suppose you're right, I'll write to the Princesses as soon as I can." She said in a gentle tone.

Zecora smiled. "That's good to know, now unless Matthew has something else I need to say, I really must go." She said before she turned to listen for my voice.

I thought about it before I made my decision. "I think we have everything taken care of now, you can go if you want." I said.

Zecora nodded. "Then with that, I leave." She said before she turned to face Twilight for the last time. "And if you feel doubtful later, just remember to believe." She said before she turned away and went over to the front door.

Twilight then looked over to Zecora and saw her open the door with her hoof. "I will Zecora, thanks." She said as she watched Zecora leave and close the door behind her.

I turned to face Twilight for a moment before I decided to say one last thing to Zecora, I turned and ran through the door until I was outside, I saw Zecora not far away and I rushed up beside her. "Thanks Zecora, I couldn't have done that without you." I said with a warm smile.

Zecora didn't face me, but she returned it. "Thank you Matthew, now I must return to my hut tree. And if you need my aid again, you'll know where I'll be." She said before I stopped and let her walk away.

Once she was near out of sight, I turned and made my way back to the Library to make sure Twilight was ok.

After I returned to the Library, I looked around for Twilight, but she wasn't in the room. I figured she went into the other room to write a letter to the Princesses, I went through the door into the next room and saw her by the table.

I walked up beside her and saw her holding the quill in her magic, Twilight lowered the quill down to the paper to start writing, but hesitated. I saw this and wondered what she was doing. "Twilight? What are you doing?" I asked.

The quill shook in Twilight's magic until she placed it down without writing a thing. "How am I supposed to explain this to Princess Celestia? I'm not sure if I believe it myself." Twilight said as she placed her hoof on her face.

I took a step closer to her. "What are you talking about? Zecora just gave you a bunch of reasons to believe it! Please Twilight, do what she told you to, just believe it!" I said loudly.

A tear ran down Twilight cheek when she heard someone open the front door. "Twilight?! We're back!" Spike's voice called.

"We can dandelions to make your favourite sandwich." Jeff's voice called, sounding cheerful.

Spike then came into the room and saw Twilight facing away from him. "Twilight? Are you ok? Are you writing something?" he asked as he came over to her.

Twilight wiped away the tear and turned to face him with a forced small smile. "I'm fine…and no, I'm not writing anything, I was just in here because I thought I left something in here." she lied.

I shook my head, unable to believe what was going on. "No, Twilight, you need to do this, you need to write the letter and tell Celestia what's going on!" I said.

"Well, if you hungry, we can make you a sandwich." Spike said and he pointed his thumb at the door behind him.

Twilight walked over to him. "Ok Spike, I could use something to eat." She said as she and Spike walked out of the room, leaving me with my jaw hanging.

"…Dammit!" I yelled in frustration, thinking of how close I was to keeping her safe and how it was all just gone, now I was back to square one.

Knowing nothing would be achieved by standing here feeling sorry for myself, I decided to just stay by Twilight side to see if she'll eventually do it. I knew there was hope in her somewhere, I just had to figure out how to fan its flames.

I made my way out of the room to follow Twilight into the kitchen.

That evening

Twilight didn't seem herself for the past few hours, the things Zecora told her must've still been rattling in there, I had hoped it would convince her to do what Zecora told her to. If there was anything I could do in my last moments as a ghost before I get taken to the other side, it would be to make sure she'd be as safe as possible.

Twilight did send a letter, but not to the Princesses, instead she sent it to Blaze Horn. I don't know why, maybe Shining Armor was as sceptic as her and wouldn't believe her, or maybe it was because he was with us during out water fight in the pool. He sent one back saying he was on his way.

While she waited, Twilight was reading a supernatural book about ghosts, part of me thought it would help her understand more, but the other part thought it would make her believe less.

Twilight closed the book and placed it aside before she hovered another one over to her, she opened it with her magic before she started reading. "I want to believe you're there…but I don't know how I can." She said out-loud before she lowered her head. "But Zecora knew things she couldn't, if it wasn't you who told her, who did? I just wish I could understand more." She said in sadness.

I walked up to Twilight and sat down beside her, not wanting to leave her side. Twilight kept flipping through the pages, reading each paragraph and thought about a lot of things, if she should believe it or not, the things Zecora knew, and how she thought she could feel a presents in the room with her.

As Twilight kept reading the books, she began to sing her heart out.

(This song involves some time skips, characters singing different lines at the same time and sometimes from different places. So I hope that makes it less confusing)

Twilight: "If there's anything let I can doooo…to convince myself it could be true, it's up to me….

To suspend my disbelief….

If there's even one thing left to tryyyy….I don't even need to know why, it's just relief….

To suspend my disbelief….

How can it beeee?...It must be truuue, this thing I feel…I know it's youuuu….

It's a chance in a million, I knoooow…but I'll take it before I let go and admit defeat

I'll suspend my disbelief….

How can she knoooow? It must be reaaaal, I know it's youuuu…I know how it feels, suspend my disbelief."

A few minutes later, Blaze Horn arrived and Twilight explained everything to him, needless to say, he wasn't very convinced.

"How can you believe some mystical Zebra that Matt's come back as a ghost?" Blaze asked as he sat down in front of Twilight.

"Blaze, Zecora's never steered me wrong before….I saw it, she was talking to Matt." Twilight said in a strong tone.

"Sorry Miss Sparkle, I just don't see it, I mean…you're talking ghosts here." Blaze said with a raised eyebrow.

"But she knew things she couldn't, things only me and Matt would know." Twilight stated.

Blaze gave her a curious look. "Like what?" he asked curiously.

"The water me and him had in the pool during our honeymoon…the only ponies who know about that was us and you, we haven't told anyone. Then she told me about the journal he hid from me for months, the only other pony who knows about that is Princess Celestia! How could she know all that if it wasn't true." Twilight said, desperately trying to convince him that it was real. "She also told me who killed him, that he was murdered!"

Blaze gave her a firm look. "Miss Sparkle, this is all sounds a little far-fetched and it's getting a little serious now, saying Matthew was murdered isn't what most would want to think about when he was buried just the other day." he said.

"But he said it was Zelga, a Pegasus who came here a while ago, but she's not a Pegasus, she's an Alicorn and she's Thorn's sister wanting revenge." Twilight said strongly before she took a step closer. "Zecora said Matt wanted me to tell the Princesses." She said.

"The Princesses?!" Blaze said in shock before he calmed down. "Miss Sparkle, what good would that do? Would they believe a story like this?" he asked.

I looked at him. "Blaze, I know it sounds mad, but you need to trust her." I said loudly.

"Miss Sparkle, you're tired and grieving, it's not healthy…you need to let go." Blaze said, sounding sympathetic.

Twilight didn't respond, she just kept singing her song from before, with Blaze joining in with her.

Twilight: "Suspend my disbelief…suspend my disbelief…suspend my disbelief."

Blaze: "When it's over, it's over."

Twilight: "I know you're heeeere."

Blaze: "None of its reeeal."

Twilight: "It must be youuuu."

Blaze: "You've got to heeeal."

Twilight: "I don't wanna feel."

Blaze: "It's part of the deal."

Twilight: "…I know that it's real."

Know Twilight wasn't going to change her mind, Blaze threw his eyes and sighed. "Alright, if it'll make you feel any better, I'll go back to the castle and see if I can find anything, ok?" He said.

Twilight looked at him with surprise. "You will? Thanks Blaze, I appreciate that…" she said before she gave him a serious look. "But I will write to the Princesses." She said.

Blaze stood up. "I wouldn't do anything like that just yet, Miss Sparkle, I promise I'll be back soon." He said before he made his way towards the front door.

Twilight watched as he opened the front door with his magic. "I'm gonna do it, Blaze." She called as he walked out of the library and closed the door behind him.

With that, Twilight stood up and made her way to the other room to write the letter she should've written ages ago. I was left in the room alone and wondered what Blaze would find in the old castle, would it add more information to the mystery of my murder? I felt like I had to know, so I decided to catch up with Blaze.

I rushed outside before I saw Blaze up-ahead, I caught up with him and followed him to the Every Free Forest. Along the way, he started to sing his own song.

Blaze: "I don't believe it, it's so sad!

Where are the good times we once had?

Such a high that we were on, I can't believe it's all gone

How could this happen? We were friends

Thought we had something that never ends, we'll get over it somehow

All we've got is here and now…."

Me and Twilight: "Here right now."

Blaze: "It was a misunderstanding."

Me and Twilight: "Here right now….Here right now."

Blaze: "It was a misunderstanding."

Me and Twilight: "Here right now."

After traveling the forest for a few minutes, I knew we were getting close to the castle, I turned my head to face Blaze. "Careful Blaze, Zelga's dangerous." I said to him.

Blaze, along with everyone else but Zecora, didn't respond because he couldn't hear me, he just kept walking with a strong look on his face. We kept walking down the path before Blaze suddenly came to a stop, I wondered what he was doing until I noticed the ground in front of him beginning to crack.

Suddenly, a bolt of purple flames shot up from the ground and when they cleared, Zelga stoop tall in front of him. "Hello Blaze." She said with a dark smirk.

"Oh god." I said under my breath as I looked up at the female Alicorn.

Blaze then took a step forward. "Who have you been talking to?" he asked.

Zelga raised her eye-brow. "Talking to? What are you talking about?" she asked curiously.

"Some Zebra knows about you, she knows Thorn was your brother and that you helped killed Matthew, how does she know that?" Blaze asked firmly.

At that moment, I had another flashback to the time of my death. I saw myself standing in front of Zelga until I was suddenly struck from behind, chains rose up and pinned me down, I then saw a pony walk around into my view and when I looked up at it's face, I saw Blaze grinning down at me. I came back into the present and looked at Blaze with shock and disbelief. "…Blaze!" I said in horror.

"I haven't been talking to anyone." Zelga calmed.

"Then how does this Zebra know about everything and why was she flapping her gums to Twilight Sparkle? Now even she knows who you are and soon they'll follow your trail all the way back to me!" Blaze said, getting more stresses by the second.

Zelga raised her hoof. "Calm down, my son." She said.

"Calm down?! We killed a pony! Do you know what the punishment is for murder? Sure, that's no worry of yours, but I'm right in the middle of the wolf den." Blaze said before he looked away. "This was a mistake…we shouldn't have killed him, the master wanted him alive." He said.

"Alive? You wanted him dead more than any of us." Zelga said calmly.

Blaze looked back up at Zelga. "Yeah, but not at the cost of my chance to execute the final plan, the master said he'll be in charge of it from now on. I just lost my one chance to be a general!" he said furiously.

"You basterd." I said in a small growl as I kept my eyes on Blaze.

Zelga gave him a firm look. "I told you to calm down…I'll speak with my brother, we'll just tell him it was a misunderstanding…knowing him, it might not work, but we might as well try." She said.

"Good, I've risked everything I have on all of this, my life, my reputation, everything!" Blaze said.

As I watched Blaze and Zelga bicker, I kept thinking about how Blaze had betrayed me, betrayed all of us. I trusted him, I treated him like a friend and he took everything from me, my life, my home…Twilight…I'll never feel her again because of this traitorous dick.

I watched them finish they conversation and part ways as I began to sing my own song.

Me: "I had a life….I had it all…from such a height….but so far to fall…

You took all I had….torn apart at the seals….

You've taken from me, everything I see, you've stolen my dreams…

I had a life!...I had it aaaall! From such a height!...So far to faaall!

You took all I haaaaad!...Torn apart at the seeeeals!

You've taken from me, everything I see, you've stolen my dreams!

I had a life!"

Twilight: "If there's anything more I can do…"

Me: "I had it all."

Twilight: "I'll do it and find my way back to you."

Me: "From such a height."

Twilight: "Suspend my disbelief."

Me: "But so far to faaall…I gave you all I had."

Twilight: "If there's even one thing left to try."

Me: "Torn apart at the seals."

Twilight: "I don't even need to know why."

Me: "You've taken from me, and forsaken me."

Twilight: "Suspend my disbelieeeef

Me: "And stolen my dreeeeams."

While I was left feeling betrayed in the forest, Blaze had already teleported himself back to Canterlot and was beginning preparations for this plan he was talking about earlier.

Blaze: "Yes! We're just playing a numbers game!

Every second, the numbers change

This is what I live to feel, it's the beauty of the deal….

This is the essence of high finance, gentlemen steps what you do this dance

This is always such a rush, making millions with one touch…

Canterlot, Canterlot, Canterlooot…the city that knows everything

Where and when, who and what, and which and why and how!

Canterlooot…it'll give you everything

Think it, dream it…hey, you got it! Here right now!"

Blaze then slipped into a dark alley where no-one could see him, he used a spell to make a little poof of smoke appear in front of him. Within the smoke, a pair of red eyes appeared and looked at Blaze.

Blaze smirked. "Master, I'm all set for you next mission for me." he said.

"Don't be so quick to expect I'll trust you so soon, Blaze Horn, I'm still a little…disappointed…that you helped Zelga kill Matthew." The leader said darkly.

Blaze glared. "He deserved it, he killed Thorn, we simply returned the favour." He stated.

"Yes, well because of your favour, I've had to make other plans. I want you to retrieve the other Elements right away, even if you have to blow you cover to do it, none of that matters now." the Leader said darkly.

Blaze thought about it before he bowed his head. "As you wish, master." He then looked up at the Leader's eyes. "I need to take care of Twilight Sparkle anyway, she knows more than she should…as dose a Zebra named Zecora." He said.

"You'll take care of Sparkle and retrieve her Element, I'll have Zelga hand this Zebra." The Leader said before the smoke faded away into to the air.

Blaze smirked evilly. "That's the plan…and this time, no-one will stand in our way." he said before he left the alley and went on his way.

Back in Ponyville, I was still in deep shock over what I remembered, Blaze had played us all for fools and we didn't see it, he was the one who was stealing all the Elements and kidnapped Applebloom.

At that moment, even though we were all in completely different places, myself, Twilight and Blaze began to sing our songs for the last time.

Me: "I had a life!"

Twilight: "If there's anything more I can do."

Me: "I had it all!"

Twilight: "I'll do it and find my way back to you."

Me: "From such a height."

Twilight: "Suspend my disbelief."

Me: "But so far to faaall."

Blaze: "It was a misunderstanding."

Me: "I gave you all I had!"

Twilight: "If there's even one thing left to try!"

Me: "I don't even need to knoooow!"

Me: "You've taken from me, and forsaken me, and broken my dreams! I had a life!"

Blaze: "It was a misunderstanding."

Twilight: "You are my heart."

Me: "I had it all!"

Twilight: "You need to know."

Blaze: "It's here right now."

Me: "But such a height."

Twilight: "You're not aloooone."

Me: "Is so far to faaall!"

Blaze: "It's all here right now."

Me: "I thought you would understand!"

Twilight: "You're not alone!"

Me: "But I was blind to see!"

Twilight: "You were my heart!"

Blaze: "It's all here right now!"

Me: "It's all I know, there's nothing you owe, and nothings for free! I had a life!"

Blaze: "This is the life!"

Twilight: "Here right noooow!"

Blaze: "This is the way we're driven!"

Me: "I had a liiiife!"

Blaze: "This is the time!"

Twilight: "Here right now!"

Blaze: "This is the chance we're given!"

All three of us: "I. HAD. A. LIIIIIIFE!"

That night: Ponyville

I was making my way back to the Library, but I was still feeling a strong feeling of betrayal in my heart. How could Blaze do this to me? To us? We treated him like one of us and he got me killed.

I didn't care much about what plan they were talking about, I only cared about Twilight's safety and what I've just learned. "I can't believe Blaze did this to us! After everything we've done together!" I said to myself, unsure whether to feel anger or sadness. "He was right there with Twilight, he could've hurt her and I would've been helpless to stop him…I need to get Zecora, she'll be able to tell Twilight what's going on." I said to myself before I turned my attention to the Ever Free Forest.

But before I could start going over to it, there was suddenly a large explosion from deep within the forest itself. "What the hell?!" I said loudly as I stared up at the cloud of black smock rising from it.

I then took off into the air and started flying towards where the explosion came from.

-A moment later-

Once I reached the area, I was horrified by what I saw. It was Zecora's hut, but now it was a burning tree trunk with a gaping hole in the centre.

I flew down and landed in the all-but-destroyed hut, the flames where no problem for me due to being a ghost and all, I looked around to try and find Zecora, but the smoke and flames made it difficult. "Zecora? Zecora, where are you?!" I asked, trying to yell through the crackling and roaring fire.

I walked around the hut for a moment until I saw something on the floor, it was one of Zecora's earrings, shining in the glow of the flames. Then some of the smoke cleared beyond it to reveal a pile of rubble, and under it, Zecora's hoof.

I gasped at the sight of this, a chill ran down my spine before I placed my hoof over my mouth. "Zecora…oh god, Zecora…" I said as I looked away, unable to stand the sight of it. "…I'm sorry Zecora…" I said out-loud, trying to fight back the painful feeling inside me.

Just then, I heard a noise that sounded like the wind was starting to circle, I looked to where it was coming from to see the cloud of smoke above me beginning to form into the shape of an Alicorn, embers came together on it's face to form red eyes looking down at me.

Seeing this, I knew it was Zelga, Blaze must've told her that Zecora knew about her…so know she's made sure no-one else will know.

Suddenly, Zelga's smoke appearance formed together into a large strip and then shot off into the air, I watched it fly over my head and head back towards Ponyville. Once I realized what she was up to, my eyes widened in fright. "…Twilight…" I said to myself in a whisper.

Without a single thought, I shot up into the air and flew as fast as I could back to Ponyville. I couldn't let Twilight's fate be the same as mine and Zecora's, I had to save her somehow.

-Another moment later-

After I got back to Ponyville, I landed in front of the Library and saw that it was untouched, I looked up at one of the high windows and saw Twilight, she yawned and closed the curtains.

I exhaled in relief once I knew she was ok, but I wondered where Zelga went, why didn't she come after Twilight? A part of me thought they were gonna leave her alone, but that feeling went away when I had a flash behind me.

I spun around and saw the hooded-pony that had been stealing the Elements, he lifted his hoof to his head and took off his hood, revealing himself to be Blaze…no surprise there.

I glared at him and stormed up to him. "You…double-crossing…son of a bitch!" I yelled as I threw a punch at his face, but it went right through him.

I didn't care if he couldn't feel it, I just kept throwing punches to get it out of my system. "You basterd! Why? I trusted you, you were my friend! I was gonna have a family, you basterd fuck!" I said as punch after punch went through Blaze's body.

As my strikes began to slow down, I breathe deeply as I looked up at his face, he was staring at the Library behind me. I kept looking back and form from Blaze to the Library, wondering what he was up to, but when he started moving towards it, I knew. "No…No! You're not going near her!" I yelled as I tried to stop him, but nothing worked.

I tried to keep punching Blaze, hoping at least one would become solid and strike him, but nothing happened.

I then noticed Blaze's horn begin to glow brightly, getting more and more violent, like it was charging up. I knew what he was planning, I had to try and stop it.

I tried punching Blaze, I tried kicking him with my hind-legs, I even tried head-butting him, but nothing worked, I might as well have been hitting air.

Blaze's horn glowed brighter before he pointed it at the Library. "…Say hi to Matthew for me…" Blaze said darkly before he prepared to unleash his magic.

I then shot up into the air and placed myself right in front of his horn to try and block his shot. "NO!" I yelled.

Then, finally, a powerful beam of magic shot out of Blaze's horn and came at me, but it went right through my body. I spun around fast as the beam struck the Library, it began to crack before it eventually exploded.

Time slowed down as parts of the Library crashed down beside me, some smaller parts even flew through my ghostly body. But that didn't bother me, I just stayed where I was, staring at my greatest failure.

I stopped flapping my wings and I dropped down onto the floor, feeling everything that kept me going get ripped out of me. I turned around to see that Blaze was gone, fled the scene like the cowardly assassin he was.

Just then, I heard something behind me that made me feel complete horror. "Matt?...Matt?" a ghostly female voice said. I slowly turned my head back around to see someone walk through the flames of the destroyed tree-building.

After a moment, the pony came into view to reveal it was Twilight, but now she was a ghost. Upon seeing this, I actually felt my heart get torn from my chest, I felt completely helpless.

Twilight saw me and gave me a shocked look. "Matt?...Is that you? B-But I thought you were…" she said before she lifted her hoof and saw how see-through it was. "W-What's going on?...What's happened to me?" she said as she became scared.

I was about to go to her, but suddenly, a large crack appeared in the air and a bright white light shined brightly through it. "Matt?...Matt? Can you hear me?" Twilight's voice called through the light.

Another crack broke through the air and the same light shined through it. "I think it's working, keep it up Princess!" Applejack's voice said in the light.

A third crack appeared above me and the light shined through it. "C'mon Matty! Wake up!" Pinkie's voice said through the light.

I looked around to see the world around me was breaking apart, like the bright light behind it was dissolving it and sucking it up piece by piece.

I returned my attention to Twilight and saw her colours become dim, her eyes glowed purple before she screeched like some kind of ghoul, I watched this for a moment before I glared at her. "…You're not Twilight…" I said under my breath.

The ghoul Twilight then looked down at her chest to see a smaller crack was appearing on her, then it spread open and the light burst through it, she screeched louder in pain as her body shook.

"You…will not…have him." Celestia voice said through the light.

Then, in an instant, the light consumed ghoul Twilight and my whole world went completely white, I closed my eyes to protect my eyes from the brightness.

(Reality) Ponyville hospital

As I slowly opened my eyes, I could hear a high pitched beeping, like a heartbeat. I looked around to see colourful blares look down at me.

"I think…I think I've done it…" Celestia said as her horn stopped glowing and she backed away.

Once everything came into focus, I saw that it was the Mane 6, Spike, Celestia and Luna in the room with me. I quickly shot up from the bed and looked around in panic, Twilight quickly came to my side and placed her hoof on me. "Matt, it's alright, you're alright now." she said, trying to calm me down.

I panted heavily before I turned my head to face her, I looked at her face and the sight of her beautiful eyes calmed me down. "T-Twilight?..." I said quietly.

Twilight smiled before she got up and hugged me. "I'm so glad you're alright." She said.

I was frozen where I was, I could feel Twilight warm body against mine, I could feel her heart pounding through her chest…I could feel her. I slowly lifted my arms up and wrapped them around her, feeling like I hadn't done this is ages. I didn't waste time in hugging her back, never wanting to let go again.

Applejack then walked over to us with a warm smile on her face. "We thought we lost ya, sugarcube." She said.

Twilight and I then separated before I looked at Applejack. "You…you can call see me again?" I asked them.

Applejack gave me a confused look before she looked back at the others, who had the same confused look, Applejack returned her attention to me. "Urr, Matt…what are ya talkin' about?" she asked.

I looked around at everyone before I looked at Twilight. "I…I was dead…I became a ghost, none of you could see or hear me, I…I…" I said, started to become overwhelmed with confusion.

At that moment, Celestia stepped forward. "It's was a dream, Matthew, a dream caused by the Fear Hex. Once you became unconscious, it made you live your worst fear, which seems to be…losing us." she explained.

"It was all…just a dream?" I said to myself before I thought back to the last thing I remember, then it all came back to me, how I went to the castle to get Applebloom, how Zelga was waiting for me, how Blaze revealed himself as a traitor. Once I remembered all of those things, I looked up at Celestia. "Princess! You have to find Blaze Horn! He's the one who's been stealing the Elements this whole time!" I said loudly.

Celestia nodded. "We know, you talked while you were passed out, we also hear you say that Zelga was Thorn's sister….that came as a shock to all of us." she said.

"I still can't believe that Thorn had a sister, and she was with us in Ponyville that whole time." Rainbow Dash said as she hovered in the air.

Applejack then looked up at her. "I bet she had Big Mac tell her where my Element was and then she sent Blaze to get it along with my sister." She said.

At that moment, I noticed Luna looking down at the floor in shame. "I should have known she would do this." She muttered loud enough for everyone to hear.

Celestia turned to face her. "What did you say?" she asked curiously.

Luna looked up at Celestia and knew she couldn't keep it in any longer, she sighed before she spoke. "I knew about Zelga for a while, she came to me and tried to help me get over Matthew being engaged to Twilight Sparkle." She said in shame.

We were all silent until Celestia gave her a firm look. "Why didn't you tell us this sooner?" she asked.

Luna gave her a sad look. "Because she said she would kill Matthew if I ever told anyone about her…but I should have known she was going to try and do it anyway…I am so sorry, sister…please forgive me." she said with her ears low.

Celestia looked at the rest of us before she looked down at Luna. "We'll talk about this later." She said calmly before she returned her attention to us. "As for Zelga and Blaze Horn, I already have Shining Armor search for Blaze, but I doubt Zelga will be easy to find. If she's anything like her brother, in due time, she'll come to us." she said.

Rarity took a step closer. "Princess, remember what happened in Canterlot when Thorn attacked, we can't let that happen again." she said.

Celestia looked down at her and nodded. "I know Rarity." She said before she looked over to me and Twilight. "I'm assigning you and your friends to protect Ponyville, if we need you in Canterlot, I'll send for you." she said.

Twilight nodded. "Of course, Princess."

Celestia then walked up to my bed. "Now Luna and I must return and help search for Blaze Horn, he's a danger to everyone up there." she said before she looked at me. "Don't worry Matthew, you'll feel better soon and then you'll be back to your old self." She said with a gently voice.

I nodded. "Thanks, I just hope I don't get in this mess a second time." I said, thinking of how horrible that dream was.

Celestia smiled. "You'll be fine." She said before she looked at Twilight. "Be sure to take care of him, if Zelga really is Thorn's sister, then Matthew may be the only one who can fight her." she said.

Twilight nodded. "I'll take care of him." she said as she brushed her hoof against my mane.

With that, Celestia walked over to Luna and opened the room's door with her magic. As Luna left the room, Celestia looked back at us. "Good luck to you all." She said before she walked out of the room, leaving us before leaving the hospital completely.

Soon after that, I knew I had to have a talk with Twilight, I looked at everyone before I spoke. "Umm…can you lot give me and Twi a minute, I need to talk to her." I said.

They all looked at me before Rarity spoke. "Of course, Matthew." She said before she motioned her hoof to tell everyone else to leave with her, they all then left the room and closed the door behind them.

Once we were alone, I looked at Twilight and stared into her eyes. "Twilight…I've been a real ass for the past few days…I was so angry because of what happened to Applebloom, I didn't know whether to blame Blaze or…myself…I'm so sorry Twilight." I said with sorrow.

Twilight then gave me a gentle smile. "Matt, it's ok…I knew you were having trouble coping with it." she said.

I shook my head. "No, it wasn't ok, Twilight…it was unfair and you deserve better than that…" I said before I sighed. "Since I beat Thorn, I thought it was something else, I thought I was a guardian who protected the weak, the perfect good guy…but I'm not a perfect good guy, I'm not a guardian, I'm not a hero…I'm a guy who likes to screw with bad guys, especially the worst ones. I realized that when I brutalized Jersey. I think I've always been that way, I mean, I once hurt some kid's arm because he called me a shit-head, he didn't cry or anything, but still…I'm not the guy everyone thinks I'm am…I'm…I'm a brute." I said, feeling completely ashamed of myself.

Twilight then placed her hoof on my arm. "Hey…you're not a bad guy, if that's what you're saying. I mean, yeah, you have your angry moments, but who doesn't? You're a kind and caring person and I love you, all the good things you do make up for the bad stuff." She said with a warm smile.

I thought about it and knew she was right, I looked up at her and returned her smile. "Thanks Twilight." I said before I thought back to the dream I had. "I thought I lost you, Twilight, I thought I'd never see you again." I said.

Twilight and I then shared a warm loving hug. "You didn't…and you never will." She said full of heart.

I couldn't put into words how much I loved this mare in my arms, I wanted to wake up next to her every morning and love her every night. I thought back to what happened in the dream and thought of only one song to describe how I felt right now. "Ooooh, myyyy love…my darling, I hunnnnger for…your touch…a long…lonely time…" I sang.

Twilight heard this. "What's that song you're singing? Its beautiful." She said while still hugging me.

I smirked. "Just…something that popped in my head." I said as I kept holding Twilight tightly.

As we kept hold of each other, I looked across the room and saw Applebloom in the bed next to mine, she slowly opened her eyes and saw me before she gave me a small smile.

I smiled back before I continued to hug Twilight lovingly and I knew it was times like this I was glad to be alive.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

There isn't any Pony News and there probably won't be any until August, where I predict the rest of FIM will likely air.

The song I used for this chapter is called "Suspend my disbelief/I had a life". From the Broadway musical "Ghost the musical". If you listen to the song itself, it'll make more sense on here. And for those who haven't seen the movie Ghost, I highly recommend it, it's a classic.

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