In a place called Equestia in a small town called Ponyville, there lived a Unicorn named Twilight Sparkle. In that town she lived with her five friends; Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash and her number one dragon assistant, Spike.

And together these friends go on wonderful journeys and quests to help protect their home and every-pony in it. The last journey they went on was to the Crystal Empire, to help Twilight's brother, Shining Armour and new sister-in-law Princess Cadence, protect it and it's ponies against their old king, King Sombra. Sombra was a Unicorn who mastered skills in Dark Magic, who in-slaved his citizens and ruled over them with an iron hoof.

To defeat him and save the Empire, Twilight and her friends put on a Crystal Fair, to lift the ponies spirits to activate the Crystal heart which Twilight and Spike had to race against time to find. But in the end, everything worked out, and Sombra was defeated.

Or so every-pony thought...

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It had been a few months since the return of the Crystal Empire and the defeat of Sombra. Life, for most ponies, went on much like always; Get up, go to work or school, play with your friends, live and be happy. But for one Unicorn, a little bit each day, her life was changing.

In the Crystal Empire, Twilight Sparkle had to use Dark Magic to find the Crystal Heart to protect every-pony that lived there from Sombra. And ever since she and her friends got back to Ponyville, things have been a little strange... First of all, she started hearing voices, telling her to do some rather horrible things to the ponies around her. Next, her basement laboratory was now off limits to every-pony and dragon, (what Twilight did down there no one knew). When she wasn't down there, Twilight was muttering to herself.

Twilight was a pony of logic, books, and science. So when she couldn't find a reason why she was acting like this, she got a little scared. Not wanting to scare her friends and family about it, Twilight kept the whole thing as quiet as she could.

Trying to keep her life as normal as possible, one day Twilight met up with her friends for their weekly picnics. And Pinkie was talking about how she was planning Pound and Pumpkin Cake's second birthday.

"So there will be streamers, and balloons, and lots of presents, and cake, and..."

Oh why does she never shut up? Twilight thought to herself, And why is it always parties with all those stupid things she just said?

"Why did I just think that?" Twilight asked herself under her breath. No one was paying her any attention, they were all listening to Pinkie. "I love Pinkie and her parties."

Suddenly Spike came running up to the six girls, a piece of parchment in his hand. "Twilight!" he called knocking her back into reality. "Twilight I just got a message from..." He tripped over his own feet landed in front of the girls and belched up in green flames another piece of parchment with the royal seal stamped on it.

Gripping the new piece of paper in her magic, which no-pony noticed was darker than normal, Twilight unrolled it and began to read out loud...

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

I'm sure you're as happy as we are at the news, about Cadence and Shining Armour.

"But why would they..." Rarity began to ask.

"I wasn't done here Rarity." Twilight snapped. Making sure the others were nice and quiet, Twilight continued.

I'm sure you and your friends would like to come and celebrate as well, I think especially Pinkie Pie would like to be in charge of putting a party together.

Hope to see you soon,

Yours Princess Celestia.

Turning the paper over to see if there was anything else and seeing nothing, Twilight looked puzzled. "But why would Celestia send us this?" she asked.

"Oh er.. I was probably suppose to give you this first." Spike said holding out the piece of parchment in his hand blushing with embarrassment.

Just like how he was last time with that stupid wedding invitation, isn't he? a voice in her head asked Twilight.

Trying not to agree with the voice, Twilight took hold of the second piece and read...

Dear Twili,

We've suddenly gotten something to celebrate for after the return of the Empire... Cadence is pregnant

Twilight had to stop here as the girls all screamed with delight for the happy couple.

"Still not done here..." Twilight hissed making the others stop and stare with questioning looks at their friends behavior.

You and your friends, little sis, are invited to come and join in the baby shower that will take place in a few days.

Hope you can all make it

Love your BBBFF

Shining Armour, Prince of the Crystal Empire.

Twilight finished, put down the letter, and went back to her sandwiches. Twilight felt like she was being stared at, and when she looked up, saw six pairs of eyes looking at her from their confused looking owners.

"What?" Twilight asked.

"Are you alright darling?" Rarity asked out first.

"Sure I am," Twilight said munching on her sandwich.

"Are you sure Sugarcube," Applejack asked rubbing her head in thought. "It's just we thought you'd be a little happier with this news."

"I'm fine Applejack," Twilight said getting annoyed.

"Doesn't look like it Twi," Rainbow Dash added "You seem a bit..."

"I'M FINE OK?" Twilight screamed making Fluttershy jump and shake with fear. Oh grow a spine you weakling. Shaking her head Twilight just saw what she'd done. "I'm going for a walk," she said. "Got things to... To think about." And with that, she left five scared confused ponies and one dragon behind.

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After a while everypony turned to Spike.

"Don't ask me," Spike said before the others could ask any question. "Most of the time she's in her lab, and since it's 'off limits' now I don't see her as often as I did."

"So, what's wrong with Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.

"Come to think of it," Rainbow said looking in the direction Twilight left in, "She hasn't been herself since the Crystal Empire. Has she?"

Thinking, the others agreed, worried for their friend, and wondering what was wrong.

AN: This is actually one I did over on Fimfiction (One of my very first ones, just copying it over so if something's wrong say and I'll try and sort it out)

Other than that hope you like it

U-D123 ;)