Blow the Last Candle

“Where are we?”

The Doctor sighed again. He had specified a dozen times they were not moving from the kitchen of Sugarcube Corner, they were moving forward in time, not space; but considering the easily distracted nature of his companion he decided not to complain. He was actually relieved that Pinkie Pie didn´t had a heart attack at the sight of the broken sky.

“We are precisely on-” he stopped mid-sentence when he noted those naive blue puppy eyes looking back. “We are really really really really far in the future. This...” and he waved at the land surrounded on eternal dusk. “...is the last day of Equestria.”

Pinkie Pie and the Doctor descended from the TARDIS and took a look around and what used to be Ponyville. Instead of colorful buildings and the Whitetail Forest on the distance, there was nothing but a barren land and desolate ruins. Pinkie´s heart sunk at the realization that she was all alone, that no traces of her friends were around, not even the big tree where Twilight used to live. There was nothing Pinkie could recognize.

The Doctor meanwhile was distracted, hearing the music of the dying stars. He heard the sound of ethereal wings flapping behind them and turned to greet the ruling Princess.

“Your Majesty.” Pinkie turned over and saw the saddest winged unicorn she had ever meet. She was as tall as Celestia but shared Cadance´s delicate figure, Luna´s blowing mane and Twilight´s colors; but the only thing Pinkie noticed was the extreme sadness on her reddish eyes. “Pinkie Pie, met Princess Equinox, the last Princess of Equestria.”

She gently inclined her head, waking up Pinkie who bowed back. “Doctor...you kept your promise.”

“I always do.”

“This way.”

The Princess led them down the road and Pinkie´s curiosity got the best of her.  “What promise?”

“I promised her one last visit. The same way I promised you one last party.”

“But I didn´t meant that to be the literal last party on equestria, you silly!” It was hard to tell if Pinkie was actually mad or not.

“I don´t understand what the problem is...”

“The problem, you crazy pony, is that there is nothing around here! No sun, no moon, no ponies around, and definitely no laughter! Everything is so gloomy and sad and depressing!  Why is everything so sad? Is this really the end? This all there it is?  Only sadness?”

The Doctor stopped hearing Pinkie´s hoofsteps so he turned over and found the party pony sitting in the dirt. Her hair had straightened and most of the color of her coat had diluted. The Doctor lifted her teary face and spoke “Everything must eventually end, Pinkamena.  This is the last day in Equestria, there is nothing else but the here and now, and now...there is a party to celebrate.”

Pinkie cheered up a little and joined the Doctor into the last town in the land.  Pinkie finally saw other ponies or at least what seemed like ponies. They were pretty strange creatures, horned zebras, pegasi with mechanical wings, things that looked like Iron Will but have pony legs and some other things that Pinkie didn't even wanted to know what they were. Princess Equinox greeted the guests, her voice was soft and melodious like a lullaby but it seemed like she will broke in tears any second now.

“Greetings, dearest guests. Today we celebrate the last joint of the stars and to commemorate this occasion our guest of honor is the bearer of the Element of Laughter, Pinkie Pie!” all the ponies look alikes applauded Pinkie who was feeling pretty uncomfortable. “This day we say our goodbyes to the land of our ancestors so in their honor, let´s celebrate!”

The Princess tried to soudn entusiastic but she came out even more depressing. The pony creatures started to chat and drink but nopony seemed to be having a good time. Pinkie walked away from the party, not really feeling in the mood to celebrate.

“Pinkie, where are you going?” the Doctor asked.

“I´m...I´m going to take a walk.”

“Well, make it a quick one. The Princess wanted you to meet somepony.”

Pinkie nodded and moved away. She took another look at the creatures but that only depressed her more. As she walked past a three horned unicorn chatting with something that seemed like a changeling she overheard one familiar name.

“Applejack, come over here!”

“A.J is here?!” Pinkie hair immediately inflated at hearing that name but when she looked she got sad again. The pony named Applejack resembled a pony, except that she had eight legs and she was birth red with blue light mane but at least she was wearing a similar hat. The “Applejack” turned sideways and looked at the confused Pinkie. She waved a hoof and in response the “Applejack” waved back with three.

Pinkie Pie walked back to the center of the plaza and found the Doctor waiting with the Princess. The Doctor let the Last Light Ruler speak. “Pinkie Pie, I´m afraid that I´m the last pure pony in Equestria. There are no longer any pegasi, unicorns or earth ponies. But there is one last pure race...” and she moved to reveal a tiny shy figure. “...the last dragon.. His name is Spike.”

Pinkie looked surprised at the little dragon. He had the opposite colors of her Spike, green over violet, but the same innocent eyes. The baby dragon bowed at Pinkie who bowed back in a respectful manner. She then broke in a snort of laughter and hugged this “Spike.”  

“Feeling better?” the Doctor asked.

Pinkie beamed a grin and turned over to the crowd. “Come on everypony, why the long faces? Let´s change those frowny-brownies!! Except you sir, it seems your face is that way the whole time....but the rest LET´S PARTY!!!!!”

The party lasted for hours, or what counted for hours in that state of eternal dusk shine. When they were done with all the games and songs, all the creatures went their separate ways and the Doctor and Pinkie returned to the TARDIS.

“That was the most super duper fun party ever! Well, it was the last most super duper fun party of all but still! Did you have fun Doctor?”

“Yes I did, Pinkie. Now let´s get in before everything explodes“

“Okey-do-WAIT!!! What do you mean explode?!”

“I told you a dozen times that this is the last day. Once the Princess performs her last  ceremony, the entire planet will explode.”

“A-a-and what will happen with all the non-ponies-ponies? And with little Spike’?”

“They´ll be fine. They're leaving Equestria for a new world. This was just a farewell party, a moving party.”

“Oh, okay then...”

Pinkie and the Doctor stood at the open door of the barn box and watched as Princess Equinox rose in the air. She spread her ethereal wings and lighted her horn, covering the dying stars with a purple light. Once the stars were joined all the land burned in a blue fire.

This reminded Pinkie of her last birthday. Before blowing the candles they played a game where they had to tell what was their most prized possession. For Fluttershy it was Angel Bunny who didn't like being called a possession, Rainbow Dash showed an autograph of the Wonderbolts, Twilight the first book she received, Applejack her hat and Rarity made everypony daww when she choose her little sister. Pinkie was about to say her most precious possession when the Cakes brought the cake.  She had to made three wishes. She wished for a really tasty cupcake for her next birthday, she wished to be with her friends forever and finally she wished for another rainbow, like the one that first made her laugh. That was her most prized possession, her first smile. And now in the last party of all she smiled again.

And the last candle was blown...