Scootaloo sat in front of the large gravestone, her long ethereal purple hair flowing despite the lack of wind . Even after seven hundred years she still cries on this day. The day Sweetie belle passed on, time had done nothing to heal the wounds. Scootaloo looked around the grave yard. Next to Sweetie belle's grave stone was Rarity's and the other bearers of harmony and their statues. Sweetie belle always wanted to be buried next to her beloved sister and Scootaloo fought hard with her mother to have Sweetie bell and Applebloom buried in the same plot as their sisters graves. Applebloom, Scootaloo remembered, wanted a statue bigger than Applejacks. That made selling the whole idea a lot harder but now her statue is guarding the grave sites gates with one outstretched hoof and a large hammer in the other. and yes it is much bigger than Applejacks.

Scootaloo began humming a song written by Sweetie for Scootaloo's 91st birthday. Called 'The Crusaders March', it was the last thing she had preformed before passing on. As she hummed and the tears streamed down her face she placed a bouquet of violets, Sweetie Belles favorite.

"Greetings young niece." came a soft voice from behind Scootaloo. She nearly jumped out of her feathers and turned around. standing there was princess Luna. She smiled warmly at Scootaloo.

"Auntie Lulu!" Scootaloo shouted as she embraced the older alicorn"what are you doing here?"

"I come here to talk to Twilight. I tell her of old friendslost or of new friends I've made. I like to think she still listens."

there was a long silence as the two princesses paid their respects. After a few minutes Scootaloo finally broke the silence. "it never gets easier does it? Sometimes I look at other ponies and think 'you're not them'. I can't get close to anypony anymore." she asked.

Princess Luna looked around at the graves around her "No little one, it doesn't. " she sighed. "every pony assumes that we Alicorns are the paragons of Ponydom. To tell the truth without our friends to shape us. We are nothing. Everthing about us is more powerful then a normal pony's including our emotions. joy, rage, love, jealousy and sadness. Do you think Sweetie belle or Applebloom would want you to mope about for the rest of eternity?"

Scootaloo smiled slightly "No and Applebloom would buck me in the head for it." she said with a sad chuckle." but how do I go on?"

"As I said your friends helped shaped you in to the pony you are today, as long as we exist we carry their memories. So unless you want to wind up like I once was, or skies preserve us. like your mother after Twilights death,"Luna shuddered as she remembered the resurrection experiments. "go make some new friends."

Scootaloo smiled genuinely "Alright aunt Lulu, but where do I start? I haven't hung around normal ponies for centuries."

"Well, I believe your mother is opening another library today. A young filly by the name of Applecore Apple will be there. I think she would love to have a princess help in finding her cutie mark. Spike is going to be there too!" Luna said happily.

"Applecore, huh. maybe I should start up the Cutie Mark Crusaders again. and spikes awake? I wonder if he found out about the beard spell I put on him." Scootaloo thought to herself. "Alright let's go" she told Luna excitedly.

"Good, just promise me that you wont go overboard." Luna said. Scootaloo was about to open her mouth to promise but Luna interjected. "pinkie pie promise."

Scootaloo rolled her eyes but she felt somepony stare at her. Did Pinkies statue always glare like that? Scootaloo made the motions to seal the deal. The statue seemed to return to it's normal grin but still remindedher that she should never break a pinkie promise.

"Excellent! let us leave." Luna spread her wings, Scootaloo followed suit. As they flew, Scootaloo noticed it. The perfect cloud. Not too fluffy and just puffy enough to snuggle in. She broke off from luna and gave it a swift buck decimating it. She had the last laugh.

Authors note

This is mostly an April Fools joke. but I had a good time writing it so I guess that makes me the fool. ;)