It was a normal day in Ponyville and Twilight and her new coltfriend DJ were spending it in the library. DJ was going over the many, many books that covered the small town library and Twilight was going through her research. DJ looked away from the books to look over to his marefriend. It had been a little over a week since their first date and their relationship was going strong. He was still nervous of course, but was enjoying while it lasted. Something had just been gnawing at him inside for a while now. Since they were alone in the library, it was time to ask. "Hey, Twi? I got a question for you."

Twilight looked up from her research and smiled. "Sure thing DJ, what's your question?"

"I was just wondering, how long do ponies live for?" There was uncertainty in his voice, but Twilight didn't notice.

"That's an unexpected question, but I suppose it's just curiosity. Honestly, it's different for each type of pony. Pegasi have the short end of the stick, because of their anatomy they live for an average of 275 years. Earth ponies live a little longer. Usually around 300-350. Unicorns are even longer, with a life-span of 500+ years. Alicorns, however, well, no pony really knows. Celestia and Luna are the oldest and the only alicorns on record, besides Cadance, Nyx, and myself. You can probably tell that we live for several thousand years, but no pony is completely sure."

Though DJ didn't show it, something cringed in his heart. His voice came out with his usual charm, but inside he was weakening. "Thanks Twi, I'm gonna go downstairs for a while. Talk to you later." And with that he descended to his basement bedroom. Twilight just cocked up an eyebrow at his strange behavior, but passed it off as DJ being DJ. How wrong she was.

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It has been two days since then and Twilight was beyond worried. Later that night she had tried to open the door to the basement, but found it locked from the other side. She tried calling down to him, but he never responded. Twilight decided that he must have been busy or just tired. The next morning she tried again after seeing he had not come up for breakfast and got the same results. After two days of the same thing, she was out of options and had called her friends over to help. "It's been two days girls. I am getting very worried about him!"

"Just calm down sugar cube. Tell us what happened," soothed Applejack.

"I honestly don't know. It happened after he asked me a question the other day. He wanted to know how long a pony's life span is. Then he thanked me and went down there and hasn't come out since. I just don't know what to do!" Tears had started to build in her eyes as her worry continued to grow.

"Well, why don't we just pound the door down and ask him what's goin' on?," asked Rainbow Dash.

"I didn't want to make him angry, or angrier if that's the case." replied Twilight. A sudden knocking brought all their eyes to the basement door. They saw Pinkie Pie pounding on the door.

"DJ! OPEN UP! WE WANNA TALK TO YOU, SILLY!" Pinkie yelled as she banged on his door. Twilight expected nothing to happen, but DJ finally responded. Just not how she expected.

"Get lost Pinkie, get lost all of you! Just leave me alone!"

"Hey, what gives you the right to talk to us like that? I thought we were friends," fumed Rainbow.

"Buzz off!"

Rainbow lost control of her anger. "That tears it!" With a might kick she forced open the door, breaking the lock in the process. They all glared at Rainbow for brash actions, but figured it would have come to this eventually. Especially with how DJ was acting. "What's the matter with you DJ? Yelling at your friends like...that...?" Twilight and the others walked down into the room to see why Rainbow had stopped yelling at DJ. They all gasped at what they saw. DJ was just kneeling on the floor, arms and head leaning on the bed, tears still pouring down his face.

Twilight was in pure shock. DJ seemed so strong around them, as if he were invincible, his playful attitude always there to cheer them. Seeing him like this hurt her deep in her heart. "DJ what's wrong?! A-are you hurt?"

Through his tears he replied in a harsh tone. "I'm fine! Now leave me alone!"

"Darling you are obviously not fine, please just talk to us," said Rarity.

"Yeah, come on man. Are you scared of us now? Huh, are you afraid?," quipped Rainbow.

That threw DJ over the edge. These feelings that had been piling up for weeks finally came out in force. "You're damn right I'm afraid!," he yelled at them. The others were in shock at his profanity and tone. He finally faced them as well. Twilight was scared it would be those terrible eyes she had seen nearly two months ago, but they weren't. No, it was DJ true eyes, but they were full of sadness and fear.

Twilight was the first to recover. "DJ what are you afraid of? Let us help you, let me help you!" Tears of her own were threatening to fall after seeing him like this.

He just sat there for a moment, but began to speak, his voice weak. "I'm afraid...I'm afraid that you're all going to forget about me." They stared in shock at the human. How could he ever think that? What could they have possible done that would ever make him think that.

"Why darling, why would we ever forget you? You are our friend, we couldn't forget you even if we tried."

DJ scoffed at her. "Pfft. Yeah, we'll see about that in a hundred years."

Twilight glared at her coltfriend. "Is that what this about? Simply knowing how long we live has made you fear us? That doesn't make any sense DJ."

DJ returned her glare in full force. "You still don't get it do you?" They shook their heads. "Do I have to freaking spell it out for you? FINE! Let me ask you Twilight, how long do you think humans live?"

Twilight brought her hoof to her chin in thought. Honestly, she had never thought about it before. "Based on what you've told us, I would guess that a human's life span is close to that of an earth pony." DJ laughed outright at her.

"Not even close!"

"Well, then DJ! How long do humans last?" Her anger was growing at a steady rate with how he was acting.

"Eighty."

They stared at him confusion. "Eighty, what?," asked Applejack.

"Eighty years, that is how long the average human lives. Very few have ever made it to 100, even fewer have made it 110. The oldest a human has been recorded to live is a little over 120." They all stared in various levels of shock and horror at their friend. Twilight's mind was in overdrive. E-eighty?!?! N-n-no! THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT! THAT'S FAR TOO YOUNG!! Her lips were quivering and her eyes were watering heavily. The others weren't taking the revelation any better. Fluttershy was a babbling mess on the floor. Rainbow Dash just stared in horror, eyes wet, at her friend. Pinkie's mane had deflated and gone straight, her crying the greatest of all of them. Applejack had her hat over her heart, muttering to herself. Rarity had fainted on her couch, but tears were streaming from her unconscious form.

"T-that's why...that's why I am afraid. All of you are going to live for hundreds of years, and I am going to be gone in a blink of an eye. I've got a little over sixty years left and then it's all over for me. I'm scared that you all will just forget about me because our time together will be so short." He couldn't continue. He broke down in front of his friends. One of the strongest beings they knew was sobbing openly in front of them, clutching his chest as if he were in pain.

"I-is that t-true D-DJ?" All heads snapped up to the stair to see that Nyx had come down the through the busted door way. Tears were openly falling from her eyes.

"N-Nyx!" DJ was in shock, he never wanted Nyx to know about this. This was something that none of them were ever suppose to know, not until it was too late, but especially not Nyx. She had been through too much already and DJ didn't want to add any more pain to her heart. She suddenly took flight from the stair way and lunged herself into DJ's chest, hugging him with all her might.

"I won't forget you DJ!" Her openness shocked him as his eyes widened. He tried to say something, but she kept talking. "No matter how old I get, I will never forget you DJ. I care about you too much to ever forget about you. You are one of the few ponies who truly care about me and openly protect me. I could never forget somepony like that!" She pushed her muzzle into his chest and wept. After a moment, he pulled the filly in close for a tight hug, new tears, tears of joy, streaming from his face.

"T-thank you Nyx. I believe you. I know you won't and I'll hold you to it. Thank you so much Nyx!" The others finally broke from their trance and trotted over to the human. One by one, they all put their legs around him, pulling into a great big group hug. They cried together, letting DJ get rid of all his fears.

Twilight began to whisper into his ear. "We won't forget you DJ. I won't ever forget you, no matter what."

"Me neither, you're too cool to just simply forget."

"You'll always be in my heart darling."

"I'll never forget ya, sugar cube. No pony at Sweet Apple Acres ever will."

"I know I will never forget you DJ. Never!"

"I Pinkie Promise forever that I will always remember you."

Twilight began again. "You see, DJ. You have only been here a short time and you have already made a big impact in our lives, so much in mine and Nyx's. No matter what happens, you will always be remembered. No matter what!"

"Thank you! Thank you all so much! I never dreamed that I would ever have friends as true as you all. Thank you! I think I'm gonna be alright now, but I don't want this to end."

"And it never has to DJ. We will always be by your side, deep in your heart. And you will always be in ours. Never forget that," said Twilight. DJ looked deep into her eyes whose beauty made them practically glow. He pulled all of them closer together. DJ wasn't afraid, not anymore. As long as he had his friends, he never needed to fear being forgotten, again.