“Okay, thanks Sunset… okay, bye,” Twilight sighed as she put the phone down, “...They booked a flight. And they’re headed to the airport now.”

“How are they holding up?” Rarity asked softly as she sat back down with a cup of tea.

“Aria and Sunset are hanging in there… but Sonata’s a complete wreck,” Twilight sighed as she sat back down in Ascentia’s lap.

“Never saw anyone cry like that before…” Cielle admitted, wiping her eyes.

“The poor dear, I can’t imagine how she feels. She was destroyed,” Rarity murmured sadly.

“No kidding. Considering her bond with her…” Rainbow said sadly, but then managed a small smile, “Adagio sure was quite a woman… Heh… she always caught us when we got frisky in her club. Like we were kids with our hands caught in the cookie jar.”

Fluttershy giggled and leaned against Rainbow, patting her leg, “Whenever I saw her, she’d… always say I was too skinny and try to feed me.”

“She did that to me, too,” Cielle snickered.

“And me,” Ascentia nodded.

“And me,” Pinkie smiled.

Everyone turned toward her.

“...What?”

“I haven’t known her long, but she was quite a woman. I always admired her fashion sense. But moreso, just the way she held herself,” Rarity said with a warm smile, “It was quite amazing.”

Twilight nodded, “Adagio had this way of just… walking into any room like she owned it. If she was there, all eyes were going to be on her. She was so… mesmerizing.”

“Ah can second that,” Applejack murmured, sipping some tea as well, “Not to mention, her voice is like the best back rub you’d ever get, then some.”

“She was amazing with the kids,” Fluttershy wiped her eyes, smiling more, “I loved the way they would light up when they saw her. And the way she would just beam the minute she saw them, too. She played with them, loved them, and just treated them like her own. I don’t think we could’ve asked for better… Her motherly demeanour was inspired.”

“Oh yeah… Ada loved kids so much,” Twilight nodded, nestling under Ascentia’s chin as her wife cuddled her, “It was like taking care of the kids was her way of getting what… she couldn’t actually have…”

“Ah once had ta stop into that little town to fix mah truck,” Applejack smiled as she sipped her drink, “Didn’t have the bits to afford the only mechanic there, so she came out and helped me fix it herself. Spent a good four hours at that, and some of the funniest grease-talk Ah’ve ever had.”

“I remember that tale, when you told me over the phone,” Rarity giggled, “That was amazing of her to help you.”

Ascentia stroked Twilight’s hair as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

“Adagio's house was always... it was a safe place for me. At first, it was a safe place from Twilight, and then it became a safe place with Twilight. She never questioned why I stood by my wife, and she always knew that if I needed help, I could and would come to her,” Ascentia smiled, looking down at her drink with a sad sigh, “When I said I was fine, she trusted me. She didn't just make sure that Twilight was never violent in her home, she also made sure that nobody would ever hurt her. When we were there... it was like nothing had ever happened. Me and Twilight were always just a happily married couple hanging out with our friends.”

Ascentia wiped her eyes, which had grown red and shiny, “She was... the only person who ever understood me. Who ever trusted me to take care of myself... and I'm gonna miss her…”

They all made murmurs of agreement, looking downward for a few moments. In small and big ways, Adagio even touched their hearts, as well. Moreso than they could’ve imagined. They all then looked at each other and smiled, before raising their tea mugs.

“To Adagio Dazzle,” Twilight said softly, “A loving mother…”

She looked around at everyone else, sporting red, teary eyes as she lowered her glass ever so slightly.

“...To all of us,” she finished, taking a sip of her tea, “We’ll miss you.”