Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro. Thor, Loki, Odin, and Frigga belong to Marvel. I also don't own Thor and Loki's pony designs, they belong to lizzytheviking from Deviantart.

The hospital at Canterlot was busy that day. Loki had been defeated and so has his army. Some of the remaining soldiers had been arrested for their crimes. But the war had some costs; one of them was close to losing life…”GAHHHHHHH!” Rainbow yelped as the nurses were tending her wing that was injured during the battle against Mephisto the Destroyer. “Miss Dash, stop your fussing!” Dr. Stable scolded. “You weren’t like this when you were submitted into the Ponyville Hospital!”

“But that REALLY hurt!”

“Come now. Anyways, you should move around, but not fly for a while, so you can now go. And try not to break into the hospital for books this time.”

“Oh, you HAD to bring that up, huh?” Rainbow asked in annoyance. “Oh, I hope I am on time…” She headed down the hall, passing other patients being tended by doctors. With the war over now, the staff can take it easy to deal with the ones injured in the battle against Loki.

Rainbow reached a certain hospital room, looking worried as she saw some ponies and a dragon standing outside. The Pegasus mare asked with a worried expression, “Am I too late?” “No, he’s still alive…but who knows how long?” Shining Armor remarked with a groan. “Oh man, I haven’t been in this much pain since the time with Queen Chrysalis.”

“I’m still upset that she impersonated me to feed off my love for you and imprisoned me underneath the castle.” Cadance said to her husband with a sigh. “Luckily, Twilight was there to break me out and stop the wedding.” Rainbow came into the room where her friends, the Princesses, and the others were at. Celestia and Twilight weren’t harmed too badly when they crashed. Spike, on the other hoof, was in bandages from when Thor landed on him.

“Quit scratching, Spike!” Twilight scolded to her assistant while she scratched Spike’s back. “You can barely move as it is.”

“Nothing against Thor, but couldn’t he have landed on somepony else? Princess Celestia, I need to scratch.” Spike growled with an irritated expression.

“You can only be in those bandages for only two days. You’re lucky to still be alive.”

“Princess, if I may ask, who or what was that pony from the window that came from the flames?” Rarity asked in confusion. “Yeah, that pony who Loki was talking to while Thor was working on that attack.” Pinkie nodded. “Right and when it looked like both of ‘em were doomed and Thor blasted Loki?” Applejack questioned.

“He’s…something only a few of us Alicorns know of…from ancient times.” Celestia sighed, looking down at the floor and away from the others. “Come on, you can tell us, after all, with Loki defeated, maybe we can—“Rainbow began, but was cut off by Celestia.

“HE’S NOT JUST ‘AN’ OPPONANT YOU CAN BEAT EVEN FROM AFAR!!!” Celestia interrupted in a booming voice, similar to Luna’s Royal Canterlot Voice. The other members of the Main Six gasped at seeing their princess act this way as Rainbow fell flat on her flank in wide eyed panic. “Eeep! Princess, we’re so sorry. We didn’t mean to…” Fluttershy yelped to Celestia. “No, forgive me. I shouldn’t have lashed out at you, my little ponies.” Celestia sighed sadly.

“Princess Celestia, just who was that pony we saw during the final battle against Loki’s army?” Twilight asked. “Perhaps they need to know, sister. If ‘he’ shows up again, then even the Ponyheim Army knows what this means.” Luna suggested. “Including Cadance to know too.”

“Right, but that’ll be for later…right now, another individual is our focus.” Celestia said sadly.

The group turned their attention to one individual: Thor was in a hospital bed, his lifeline attached to a machine by Celestia’s magic, but with the way it was slowing down and such, the alicorn may not have much time longer. “Couldn’t you have done something, Princess Celestia?” Spike asked Celestia in worry. “I’m afraid there isn’t much Luna and I could do.” Celestia sighed sadly. “Thor’s injuries are too much…he won’t have much time to live.”

“No, not Thor!” Apple Bloom exclaimed in worry while she hugged Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. “I wanted to say that I was sorry for yellin’ at ‘im when he left! I was heartbroken when he insulted me and so…”

“I forgive you.” A familiar voice coughed. The ponies and Spike saw that one of Thor’s eyes was opening, glancing at his friends one last time. “Thor?” Rarity asked with tears in her eyes. “Hey, you can make it, pal.” Rainbow reassured Thor with a sad smile. “Just hang in there.”

“My apologizes…there is no need to lie to me.” Thor said weakly. “It is hopeless now…” “Thor…” Twilight said in sadness. Thor’s lifeline was getting to the point of no return now.

“Is Equestria…out of danger?”

“Yeah.”

Thor coughed as he continued, “Do not grieve, Twilight. It is logical…the needs of the many outweigh…” “The needs of the few...” Twilight added sadly.

“Or the one.”

“Sounds logical to me.” Rainbow shrugged. Thor violently coughed out blood, much to everypony’s shock. “I never knew I could use the Elements since I am not from Equestria. Would you t-think…of me fighting for once?” Thor continued. “Thor…” Twilight said as she silently urged Thor to hang in there. Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders hugged each other while watching what could be the final moments of their good friend. “Oh no…” Pinkie whimpered, her mane and tail going straight. “Thor…” Applejack sighed as she took off her hat and placed on her chest as a sign of respect to the God of Thunder. “Thor!” Rarity exclaimed in sadness, burying her head in Fluttershy’s chest; the Pegasus cried as well. “I have been…and always shall be your friend.” Thor said as he took Twilight’s hoof. “Live long and prosper.” The alicorn fell limp, much to the sadness of his friends.

Doctors came in to check on Thor…nopony wanted to watch as they shook their heads and covered him with a blanket. Thor was official gone… A week had passed since that sad day.

Almost everypony was at the Canterlot Graveyard which was located outside of the castle to say their final respects and wishes to the one that they lost: Thor. Applejack (she was wearing her Element of Honesty necklace because Celestia recommended that the Main Six would wear them for the occasion) was the first to make her speech as she explained, “Shucks, when I first met Thor, I thought he was one of the kindest ponies I’ve ever met. I’ll admit, I was a bit hurt by what he said…but now…I wish I could thank him fully…that’s the honest truth.” The audience nodded as they looked at Thor in his coffin where his hammer was lying beside him.

After Applejack went, it was Rainbow’s turn who was wearing her Element of Loyalty necklace. She cleared her throat while saying, “I’m not good at this kind of speech…normally because I prefer to put them in a lot of boom boxes which I planned to give as a speech at my own funeral…of course, I don’t want a certain egghead taping over it to make a song.”

“Hey, come on! You don’t even know what you’re talking about!” Twilight protested with a frown while wearing her Element of Magic crown. Rainbow rolled her eyes and then continued, “Anyways, I still appreciate Thor as a friend and hero. He gave up a lot to save us and I’ll miss him.”

Diamond Tiara groaned a bit as she remarked, ”Ugh, the apple freak and arrogant rainbow maned pony…I’m getting bored by this!”

“Diamond Tiara, shhh!” Filthy Rich scolded his daughter sternly. Once Rainbow left, Rarity, wearing a black dress with her Element of Generosity necklace, came up. She sniffled and said, “Thor was…oh, I don’t know how to say this…I can’t even do so! Saying goodbye is just so hard for me!”

“Ugh, what a drama queen! Don’t you agree, Silver Spoon?” Diamond Tiara remarked. “Yeah, I agree.” Silver Spoon nodded. “Diamond Tiara, shhh!” Filthy Rich scolded again. “I really appreciated Thor’s bravery and I hope to see him again.” Rarity said in tears.

She now left and Fluttershy took the podium, looking brave for once and wearing her Element of Kindness necklace. She said, “When I first met Thor, I thought he looked like a nice pony. He was a good friend and…I don’t have any more to say.” The yellow Pegasus sniffled as tears came out of her eyes. She flew off the podium as Diamond Tiara scoffed a bit and remarked, “Typical…even when it comes to a funeral, the coward doesn’t have a lot to say.”

“Diamond Tiara, if you don’t keep quiet, I’m taking you home!” Filthy Rich snapped to his daughter.

Diamond Tiara groaned, scoffing a bit as Pinkie took the podium wearing her Element of Laughter necklace.

The pink Earth Pony was sadder; she hadn’t been herself since Thor died. Pinkie wasn’t sure what to say. “Uh, well…Thor enjoys my happiness…he’s a good pal to hang around with and…I can’t think of what else to say. I’m usually good at speeches when I’m happy, but now…I’m not.” Pinkie sighed sadly.

“Pink freak…” Diamond Tiara grumbled in annoyance under her breath. Once Pinkie left the podium, Spike took it. The purple baby dragon sighed, saying, “Everypony, I’ve never made speeches before, but here I am doing one. Thor was like a brother to me. He’s a true friend and one of the coolest ponies Equestria and Ponyheim has ever seen. We’ll all miss him.”

“Ugh, why are we here? I hate this attention seeking games they’re coming up with.” Diamond Tiara groaned quietly.

Soon, it was Twilight’s turn as she walked up to the podium and faced the crowd. “Thor, if you can hear me, you’re a great friend and I wish my friends and I could spend more time with you before it was too late…you will always be one of us: The Elements of Harmony. Your humbleness and determination saved us all; and if humbleness was an Element, then so be it.” Twilight said with tears coming out of her eyes. “Ugh, not you too!” Diamond Tiara groaned loudly. It was loud enough for a certain unicorn stallion to hear. “What are you talking about?!” Shining Armor demanded angrily.

Diamond Tiara continued, “It’s obvious this is some sort of game cracked by those blank flanks!” “You should show some respect to my sister and her friends!” Shining Armor scolded. “If it weren’t for them, Equestria would’ve been ruled by Nightmare Moon, Discord, or Queen Chrysalis!”

“Good riddance to that God of Thunder, I say!” Prince Blueblood scoffed in agreement with Diamond Tiara. “Yeah, if you ask me, all of this was all some attention seeking game set up by her to prove that the ‘Elements of Harmony’ exist.” Diamond Tiara pointed out.

“Young foal!” Celestia scolded as she appeared in front of her. “The Elements of Harmony DO exist! It’s powers have been seen by all and can only be used by the Elements’ wielders…until now.” Diamond Tiara, however, snapped, “Why should I listen to somepony who has a bad job at being a princess when she couldn’t stop the recent threats and got her flank kicked by a Changeling?!”

“Ok, Diamond Tiara! That’s enough!” Spike scolded furiously to Diamond Tiara, then he did something shocking: the baby dragon scratched her on the face. The bully yelped in pain. “I don’t care what happens now to me doing that, but you shut up about the insult to Twilight, her friends, Princess Celestia, and Thor right now!” He yelled.

“Hey, knock it—“Diamond Tiara began, but was cut off by Spike. “Have you stopped to think that the Elements MAYBE real?! And what we’ve seen is the real thing?!” Spike exclaimed to Diamond Tiara. “Well, they truly are, but noooooooo! You don’t care because you’re too thickheaded and a jerk to know any better!”

“I…I…” Diamond Tiara stammered, looking to her father for support and only to get glared at by him. “Mr. Rich, I’m really sorry about that.” Twilight apologized from the podium. “I know what my assistant did wasn’t—“

“Relax, Miss Sparkle, my daughter deserved a wakeup call. And she’ll get more of that when we get home!” Filthy Rich said sternly while glaring at his daughter. “Served her right, the snob!” Truffle Shuffle remarked as he glared at the bully. Featherweight and Berry Pinch nodded in agreement and did the same. With Diamond Tiara remaining quiet, Twilight and her friends went onward, looking to Thor while Twilight said, “Thor…we wish we could’ve done more. We’ll miss you.” The Main Six shed more tears that landed right onto Thor. Just then, the Elements began to glow, much to the notice of the Ponyheim Army, Loki, and his remaining soldiers.

“What’s this?” One of the Royal Guards asked, puzzled by the Elements glowing. Odin didn’t look up; he was too saddened by the loss of his son while Frigga was still sobbing and grabbing his hoof. “It cannot be!” Loki gasped in annoyance while still blocked by those two Royal Guards with his remaining soldiers who were in chains since they got arrested.

“Everypony, to honor our friend Thor…I have put up a stained glass window which can be seen from over there.” Celestia said sadly. Everypony looked up to see that there was indeed a new stained glass window in the castle: it showed that of Thor using the Elements to defeat Loki.

“May it continue to be there for all time.” Celestia sighed. Suddenly, a flash appeared at the coffin, making everypony yelp in alarm. Once the flash was gone, Dr. Hooves groaned as he asked, “Oh goodness! What the hay just happened?” The Main Six looked down, apparently not caring about the flash from the Elements or what happened. They were all mourning the loss of their friend, the one that they’ve lost…

”Excuse me, what is all the crying about?” A familiar voice asked. “Quiet, Thor! We’re mourning over you right now!” Spike snapped in annoyance. Suddenly, everypony looked shocked or alarmed as they turned to the coffin to see an unsuspecting sight: there was Thor, standing in his coffin alive and well while levitating his hammer.

“Um, what is everypony staring at?” Thor asked in confusion. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! THOR’S COME BACK FROM THE DEAD TO PUNISH ME!” Diamond Tiara screamed with a horrified expression. “Thor…” Spike gasped in surprise. “THOR!” Twilight and her friends exclaimed happily, hugging him. “You’re alive!” “Yes, I am alive…” Thor said with a confused expression. “Where was I?” “You were dead, but you came back to us.” Rarity answered. The rest of the group cheered a bit. Thor was alive again, it was miracle!

“WHAT?! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! THE THRONE WAS GOING TO ME MINE!!!” Loki shouted angrily from behind the two Royal Guards. “THOR!” The Cutie Mark Crusaders yelled excitedly as they joined the Main Six in hugging the peach alicorn happily, tackling him to the ground. Pinkie’s mane and tail went back to normal, returning her to her normal cheerful self again. The pink pony exclaimed, “He’s alive! Thor’s alive! I knew it! I knew it!”

“You knew he was alive this whole time?” Rainbow asked Pinkie in surprise. “How long have you known?”

“Well, duh! Since the beginning!” Pinkie answered with a giggle. “Pinkie…for once, your random comment actually makes sense.” Rainbow grinned. Many were feeling such joy and relief that Thor, the alicorn who many thought was dead was alive. Now, this was a huge commotion, but it only got bigger from two contenders at heart. “THOR!” Frigga called out in relief, running up to the podium with Odin as they hugged their son tightly. “YOU ARE ALIVE, SON!” Odin hollered with a joyful expression. “Ugh…um…mother…father…” Thor groaned with a wide eyed expression. “Gah…you both are…crushing…me!”

“Oh dear.” Frigga yelped as she and Odin let go of Thor who took some moments to breathe. “That was a little too hard, I believe?” Odin coughed nervously. “I’ll say a bear hug from an Ursa Major could compete with that!” Spike commented. Then, Odin stared at Thor before he began, “But in truth, your mother and I were very concerned about you being our only son and all with Loki being adopted. We did not want you to leave us.”

“Oh do not worry. I am still alive.” Thor smiled while nuzzling his father. “Thank you for helping me out.”

“You are welcome, Thor. Your mother and I are so proud of you since you have saved Equestria.” Odin grinned.

“But how could he be alive?” Cadance asked in confusion. “We all saw him die at the hospital.”

“I do not know. I was unconscious, thought I was dead…but then this magic appeared along with a voice which was Twilight’s.” Thor shrugged. “Oh yes, I possibly know why. Twilight, do you remember me telling you and your friends to wear the Elements to the funeral?” Celestia asked her student. “Yeah, I remember. You mean—“Twilight nodded.

“Yes, it was you and your friends’ friendship for him that brought him back. You all saved him; I’m very amazed at the six of you.”

“Amazing!” Shining Armor exclaimed with a chuckle. “Twily, one of these days, you and your friends might be just as powerful as the Princesses!”

“D-Don’t say that, please! We need to get it out of our heads.” Fluttershy stammered. “Still…thank you, Twilight.” Thor said to Twilight with a gentle smile. “And after everything I said to you and your friends earlier…you all saved my life.”

Twilight paused, remembering what drove Thor upset for the first time besides Loki’s arrival in Ponyville. The unicorn then said, “Look, Thor, we forgive you for those insults.” Rainbow nodded while adding, “And we feel sorry that your father kept your adoptive brother’s true parentage a secret.”

“Yes, but you already know that Odin may be strict, but everything he does is for a reason.” Rarity admitted. “I am sorry too. I lost my temper and said and did A LOT of things I am going to regret for the rest of my life.” Thor said sheepishly. “Most of the stuff ya said may be hurtful, but I WILL admit that at least most of it was true.” Applejack said.

“Well, I have still apologized to you all.”

“We already accept your apology and you accepted ours.” Twilight said to Thor with a smile. “We promise that we’ll always be your friends. And that’s a Pinkie Promise.”

“Then, I shall accept your promise, my friends.” Thor grinned, hugging the Main Six. The others cheered with smiles on their faces. “Hey, you know what this calls for?” Pinkie asked excitedly. “A party?” Everypony finished.

“EXACTLY!”

They all cheered on. So naturally, the funeral turned into a ‘Thor’s Alive’ party. Everypony began to celebrate since Loki’s defeated and Thor’s now back to life! Everypony, minus Diamond Tiara, Blueblood, and Silver Spoon, were partying back in Ponyville, celebrating Thor’s return. As the ponies continued with their partying, Thor looked around, then motioned to his parents. Frigga asked, “Yes, my son, is something the matter?”

“I was thinking about something while I was unconscious…” Thor said. He paused a bit and asked, “Should I arrest Loki, mother, father?”

“You want to arrest your adoptive brother?”

“Possibly, he killed Twilight’s friend when she was a filly and tried to kill her, the others, and me several times, but he is my brother. Should I arrest him?”

Odin looked a bit surprised at this, but he said, “That would be the choice in your heart, son. If you believe that what he did was wrong and believe that the throne would suit him ill, arrest him. If you still love him as your brother, don’t arrest him.” “It was awfully terrible what he had done, I believe, even though he is my brother…he must pay for his crimes by going to prison.” Thor said with a sad sigh.

“Go to him, your mother and I shall cover you if he goes insane.”

Thor looked back at his friends…and gestured some of the Royal Guards from Ponyheim to follow him while Odin and Frigga walked behind him as they went towards those two Royal Guards who were blocking Loki and his remaining soldiers from the other ponies.

It was at this moment that Twilight noticed a certain somepony wasn’t with her friends. “Wait! Where’s Thor?” She asked with a worried expression.