The pillar of light rose to the heavens before slipping into five different lights, each their own color, that disappeared into the horizon.

Twilight Sparkle saw, tears rolling down her eyes in defeat, as the crown fell useless into the ground.

****

"This was all my fault..."

Twilight Sparkle put down her head, ashamed to see Princess Celestia into the eye.

Had she, she would have noticed the Princess wasn't mad or disappointed at her pupil; instead she was filled with sadness. Princess Cadence shared that same expression while Princess Luna kept a stoic and serene face.

"I made a mistake and now the Elements of Harmony are lost. Forever." Twilight Sparkle continued.

"The Elements are not lost, Twilight Sparkle. Merely scattered across the planet." Princess Luna explained but it felt more like a sentence due to her serious tone.

"We must search them before another evil attacks Equestria."Princess Celestia added.

"I´ll go." Shining Armor took a step forward. "I will search the Elements and return them to Canterlot."

Cadence pain was visible but it was Twilight who spoke "No, Shining! This was my mistake! I must do it!"

Shining bit her lip, defeated by her sister determination. Luna looked at her sister, now with genuine concern for the unicorn; but the Sun Princess knew there was no other option.

"Very well."

****

Twilight finished placing the last of her luggage into her balloon while Spike carried the nest with his little phoenix pet. He had been fighting tears the entire morning. Twilight gently rubbed his head and checked the last item of her list.

"Well, guess that´s it..."

She turned over to greet the ponies who came to wish her good luck. The entire town of Ponyville had showed up, even some ponies that Twilight didn´t knew; and of course, the six ponies that mattered the most to Twilight. Last night they had a "good-luck-Twilight-and-Spike-travelling-across-the-globe!" party and they promised there to not shed a single tear but still, Twilight saw how hard they were fighting them.

With a simple goodbye, Twilight got up the balloon and let the wind take them away. It took less than a minute for a certain pegasus to roar, dash back into her house and then reappear right next to the balloon, wearing a pair of saddlebags.

"Rainbow, what are you doing?"

"I´m coming with you two!"

"Bu-bu-"

"Hey, what did I tell you the day we met? I never, never let my friends down!"

Applejack saw the whole scene and a resolved smile appeared on her face. She looked at her relatives and they were smiling. They already knew. In fact, they have her saddlebags prepared. Applejack hugged her grandma and big brother. When it came to Applebloom, the filly had a strange look, sadness mixed with proud. Applejack smiled once more and placed her hat on top of her sister head before trotting after the balloon.

Feeling that familiar rush, Rarity entered her boutique to get her luggage. Once she went back outside she found her little sister waiting with a smile, waiting for her sister own gesture of recognition. Rarity smiled, levitated her pet cat, dropped her on top of Sweetie´s head and placed a "Gone for Vacation" sign before leaving.

Fluttershy looked at the balloon, nervously covering her mouth with a hoof when a saddlebag hit her head. She turned back to meet an impatient bunny who was scolding her with a silent look. Just when Fluttershy was about to apologize a familiar zebra appeared, silently reassuring her she will look up after her friends. Fluttershy beamed with happiness before catching up with the other girls.

With tears of happiness, Twilight said. "Girls, are you really coming with us?"

"Not without cake, silly filly!" Pinkie Pie, who somehow had climbed into the ballon wihtotuh nopony ntocied it, said.

Twilight brought all her friends together for one big hug.

"This going to be so awesome! We´ll have adventures, discover hidden temples, fight monsters, just like a Daring Do novel!" Rainbow Dash said, looking at the horizon.

"Oh I hope I brought enough hats!" Rarity wondered, looking at her luggage.

"Don´t worry, Rarity. I made a perfect schedule and if we follow it, we´ll be back in exactly a hundred days!" Twilight reassured her.

"Oh I can´t wait to meet new animals!" Fluttershy said, with all the enthusiasm she had.

"Oh I can´t wait to meet new ponies! And not just new ponies! There's going to be zebras and giraffes and elephants and alpacas and.." Pinkie was just being Pinkie.

Looking the opposite way, Applejack said goodbye to Sweet Apple Acres, promising to return soon.

"Everypony, are you ready for adventure?" Rainbow asked.

All the girls yelled.

"What about you, Applejack?"

With a confident smug, she said. "Whenever you are, sugarcube."

"Let´s do our best girls!"Twilight said.

"YEAH!" Rainbow shouted.

"Certainly." Rarity added.

"Yee-haw!" Applejack shouted.

"Woo-hoo!" Pinkie shouted too.

"Woo-hoo..." was the best Fluttershy could do.

"Together!" Spike added and raised his claw to meet the girls hooves.

"Together!"

And they all lived many more adventures, always together...