Twilight cautiously looked around the room she entered. The curtains in the window were bleached by the sun's constant light, the shelves and books and desk had a layer of dust on them, and the room smelt faintly of old, moldy clothes. The room was small and arched around a large fireplace. Twilight walked in quietly as if it were holy ground. And in a way it was. It was the private study of Celestia. It had been over a year since anyone set foot in there. Luna demanded no one touch the room and leave it as it was. Luna had cried so much that day Twilight brought news of her sister's fate. None of them could understand why or how she had died, just that she was gone.

Twilight walked to the middle of room and looked all around her. She could see Celestia in here taking a book of her shelf. She could see her reading over the friendship reports Twilight sent her over the last years she was alive. Twilight looked at the big lounge chair that was off to the side by the small area that extended off from the rest of the room. It was a small nook-like space where all the walls were lined with a bookcase. The chair sat in a corner next to a lamp and a bedside table. Twilight could almost see Celestia sitting there, thinking about her tasks as ruler of Equestria. Twilight opened the curtains and the light poured in, revealing the floating dust in the air. Twilight opened the windows as she cleared her throat.

Celestia's words came back to her. The contract should be in that room. Millions of questions floated through her head about what happened. There was no way Celestia could've contacted her...unless she was alive. But why would she not be there and rule? Why would she just stay in hiding and let her supposed passing go on to be accepted and wait a whole year? Twilight tilted her head as she looked around the room. What was this contract all about? She sighed. Twilight realized she didn't even know what it looked like. Was it a scroll or a regular piece of paper...

Twilight glanced around the room and sighed again. On the short table by the big lounge chair sat a thick scroll. Something about it told Twilight it must be important. She walked over to it and unrolled it. The end of the scroll dropped to the floor and bounced across the carpet. Twilight's jaw dropped. this scroll was longer than she thought as she stared at the end of it all the way across the room. Immediately on the page she read CONTRACT in huge, extravagant lettering. Below the heading was extremely tiny writing that Twilight had to pull out a magnifying glass to read. She squinted at the words through the glass and read the contract.

Contract

Upon signing this contract, you formally announce that your soul belongs to the Underworld, Tartarus. In exchange for your life, you hereby forfeit it for a greater cause: saving the life of another. The person you designate your energy to will be transferred when this contract is signed. Once signed, the spirit of the signee will forever be a slave in Tartarus to the person who presented this contract. As a slave, your ties to break free are eradicated. Now being dead, your afterlife is to serve the person who offered you this scroll to read and sign. For the rest of eternity, your spirit's fate is determined by the hands of that who owns you. Below, is the event of which this contract was signed to alter what was done.

On November 22, 1007 A.B, (A.B. as in After Banishment; referring to Princess Luna's return from the moon) around 11:54 p.m., former student and Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle, along with the Elements of Harmony fought against the Sirens. Former student and foster daughter of Celestia, Sunset Shimmer, was passed out and struggling internally a dark magic Celestia injected into the fragment inside of her. The magic was killing her and she was in a live or die situation. Princess Celestia was trying to save her by conducting a slew of magical incantations to rid her daughter of the deadly power. However, that did not go on to be successful.

The dark magic rejected all of the ruler's magic and shot her back with a strong force of power. The magic took complete control of Sunset Shimmer's body and killed her. Twilight Sparkle sacrificed her soul to Sunset Shimmer with the knowledge of knowing that as a Draconequui Hybrid, Sunset could only survive on the souls of loved ones. Sunset regained her life just as Twilight died. In desperation and despair, Sunset committed suicide by stabbing herself with a knife that was the property of the deceased Siren, Adagio Dazzle. A funeral was held for both Sunset and Twilight three days after the event of November 22.

This is the Natural Fate, the turn of events that would've happened without the persuasion of magic.

Princess Celestia of Equestria signed the contract that changed the course of what had ben done on November 25, 1007 A.B., at 9:12 p.m. The Alternate Ending, the events that happened due to the persuasion of magic, is as follows. Instead of Sunset dying, Celestia took the hit and died trying to take away the dark magic from Sunset's jewel. She successfully removed the evil power from her daughter but ended up absorbing the dark magic herself.

In this change of time, Sunset not having died is what saved Twilight from dying as well. Twilight had sacrificed herself for Sunset. Twilight, however, did not save Celestia due to the contract which forbade such an action from taking place. Celestia passed away on November 23, 1007 A.B. at 12:06 a.m. A funeral was held where Twilight took up her position as Regal Advisor and headed back to Equestria, and Sunset stayed behind in the human world to continue to preach friendship among those who needed advice.

Twilight read the whole scroll with eyes wide and hungry for an explanation. All this new and shocking information made Twilight feel overwhelmed. She and Sunset would have died if Celestia didn't sign this contract. Actually, according to the contract, they already died. It's only because of this that they were raised from the dead. So...in a way, they were reincarnations of themselves. Which was actually pretty intriguing. Twilight used to be a princess before she died. And now she's a Regal Advisor after she died and the events were changed.

Twilight eyed the signatures at the bottom of the scroll. There was Celestia's...and then...Twilight gasped.

"King Sombra!"

Celestia had signed a contract from King Sombra?! She's a slave for the rest of her afterlife to that guy?!

Immediately, Twilight rolled the long contract back up and put it in her satchel. She needed to show Sunset this. Forget her duties. This was more important. She galloped out of the room and turned toward the library. Time to make some calculations. She needed to know when that portal opened. It was exciting and frightening at the same time. Whatever it was that she would have to go through, at least she would be back with Sunset.

Author's Notes:

I'm really sorry about this super late update. I've been busy with National Assessments and studying. America is trying to fail their students so...

Anyway, you all should be getting more updates soon. I'm sorry, peeps.