My name is...was...Twilight Sparkle: Princess of Friendship.

I was the star pupil of my dear teacher, Princess Celestia, and was, myself, the Princess of Friendship.

I was the bearer of the Element of Harmony which represented Magic. Even my cutie mark matched the element to a tee.

But becoming a princess...becoming an alicorn...perhaps was not the best course of action to be taken.

I had so many great adventures with my friends. They were Elements of Harmony as well; all five of them....all six of us. We were best friends. We were family...

What I failed to realize, however, is that when you become an alicorn, you basically become a god. Or would that be goddess? It really doesn't matter. You become a deity.

My already impressive potential was boosted a thousand-fold when I was transformed by my "loving" teacher. I mean, I was already the Element of Magic; when I was a foal, I nearly destroyed the Canterlot School for Gifted Unicorns and turned everpony into inanimate objects. Why would you want to add onto a power that uncontrollable?

On top of that, when Tirek threatened to take over Equestria, the princesses thought it fit to imbue me with all three of their divine powers. I didn't have much control of it then. Tirek still beat me. It wasn't until my friends and I unlocked the Chest of Harmony and unlocked the Rainbow Power that we defeated him. The power of friendship was stronger than that of four goddesses. Four goddesses!

I suppose I'm getting a teeny bit off topic. Let me get back on track, here. When you become a deity, do you know what else besides power it entails? Immortality. Undying life. Eternal Youth. Take your pick of terminology.

I had to watch as the years rolled on and on, unrelenting. I watched as all of my friends grew old and gray, while I remained ever young. Do you know how painful that is to see? To watch each of your near lifelong companions succumb to Death's grasp? It's more painful than being smashed through a mountain; believe me, I know.

Rainbow Dash had been the first. She had received the best care in Equestria, in one of the best hospitals. I remember she tried to get up and fly out the window out of pure boredom one day, but her aged wings were no longer fit to get her off the ground. It was a heartbreaking sight to see the fastest pegasus alive unable to take to the skies. To see one of my best friends unable to do what she was born to any longer.

When she finally passed, she had received a huge military funeral. She had, afterall, been Commander-in-Chief after Spitfire had retired. Poor, poor, Soarin' was weeping uncontrollably as his beloved wife was placed in the tomb of the Wonderbolts. He passed around three days later. Now all three lay inside that cold stone mausoleum. Rotting. Decaying. Wasting away.

Applejack went next. I had been helping her on the farm one day, bucking apples. She just suddenly collapsed, clutching her chest with her hooves. Immediately I knew she was having a heart attack. The old mare was tough, but she had worked herself too hard in the heat of the summer. The medics did what they could on the way to the hospital, but she was gone before we even got there. I had been holding her hoof at the time. I felt all that life drain from her. I FELT it! Afterwards, she was cold...still...gone.

Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy had gone at the same time. There was some kind of accident while the two were down in the market involving a very rushed and burly earth pony. According to reports, the heavy cart he was hauling tipped over while he was trying to avoid the two and...well, I'm sure your imagination can fill in the rest.

Rarity's death, though...was the worst. Not just for me...but for poor Spike. She died of natural causes; she just got too old and passed on like nature intended. But my number one assistant took it so hard. Being a full grown dragon, he nearly burned all of Ponyville down in his grief. It took me several minutes to calm him down.

After the fiasco, Celestia told me that Spike needed to go. I couldn't believe it. She wanted me to send my only remaining friend away because of a situation she had helped create!

Confused? Let me clear this up for you. Celestia was the one who made me immortal. She was the one who gave me the "gift" of watching my friends die off. She was to blame for all the sorrow and grief I had endured.

Granted, if I had stayed mortal, Spike just might have destroyed Ponyville in his agony. But you know something? Maybe it would have been better that way. Why should Celestia,the high and mighty sun goddess, always get her way, even if it meant harming the ones she pretended to care about? Why did she let me watch all of my friends leave this world, and then try to send away my only remaining friend?

Oh, Cadence? She went nuts after my brother kicked the bucket. They had to lock her up because she was a threat to others in her hurt state. She mentally broke; being the princess of love without her true love. In that way, I suppose I sympathize with her. I was a princess of friendship who had lost her friends.

That's why I broke her free. That's why I didn't make Spike leave. That's why I unlocked my Rainbow Power one last time. Celestia used to be my mentor. Now I see her for what she really is: a liar and a user.

She used us. She used all of us to meet her own selfish needs. Some might argue her ends justified her means. But did they really? Was it necessary every time a new threat emerged? Half of them, Celestia could have handled herself! She didn't need to put us all in harms way so she could be safe in her palace walls!

It's time to put an end to it. We aren't going to let her do this to anymore ponies.

Currently, I am standing over my former teacher; her face is contorted in terror and fear. Her sister, Luna, lays dead at Spikes claws. We tried to get her to see our way, but she defended her sister to the end. The bitter, bloody end.

As I prepare for my final strike; to avenge all of the agony she caused me, Cadence, and any other ponies she may have used before our time, I think to myself....

My name is no longer Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship.

No, I am now Twilight Sparkle: Goddess of Vengeance.