Twilight cut the power to the computer and looked up, glaring, at the doorway just in time to see the tip of Rainbow Dash's tail exit the basement. She knew it would be futile to try and stop her, as with her great speed she was certainly out of her magical range by now. She was so angry, she screamed at the top of her lungs towards the empty doorway.

'How could she do that to me?!? Here I thought she was the element of loyalty, and she just abandoned me in my darkest hour!'Twilight thought to herself, while she spun back towards her control panel.

The damage was minimal, and she could repair the cable connection quickly. However, her vision became blurry, as a wave of pain crashed through her skull. Her head felt like it was on fire. She was losing control.

'Oh, no! The change will start soon! I have to push through it, though; my life is on the line here! I'll have to adjust the calculations since Rainbow isn't here, but combining with my remaining friends should be enough to solve everything. Then we can just fuse with Rainbow later.'

The deformed unicorn turned to see her remaining friends still unconscious on the floor of the basement. She needed to make repairs, and due to her deteriorating mind and body, she could not risk any more distractions. Using her magic, she reformed the leftover cages that once housed her friends' pets into a makeshift pen, corralling around the ponies, using the far section of the basement as a back wall. It wouldn't hold somepony like Applejack or Pinkie Pie for very long, but Fluttershy probably would not be able to fly over that quickly due to her injury; it would at least slow them down long enough for her to complete the repairs and recalculations.

'Her injury,'she thought to herself.

'I hurt her. I hurt the gentlest pony I've ever known. The literal embodiment of kindness has a bandage wrapped around her head, with blood seeping through it because of me. I hurt Rainbow Dash; I hurt Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack!' She reflected grimly as she once again began choking up.

Her gaze softened as she eyed the makeshift prison she just made. She never thought things would get this bad. She knew that she was going to face apprehension towards her solution, as she had gone over the various scenarios before revealing her plan to her friends. She had destroyed another bridge of trust, however. She had not only kidnapped and killed their pets, but now she held them all prisoners. She just hoped that they didn't wake up before it was time, to see themselves caged.

'This is wrong, and I know it. But, I don't have any other choice! If I don't combine with them, I'll die, or turn into some monster even more hideous than I am now! I just want to live! Things can never go back to the way they were, but at least this way we will all be together! I hope they don't hate me. Once it's done, though, it won't matter. We'll be together, never alone, closer than any friends have ever been in the history of Equestria!' She reassured herself.

Twilight then positioned herself next to the torn cable and elevated some tools over to start the repairs. She winced again as she felt another painful sensation. She shook her head and pushed through it. She was running out of time, and every second counted.
-

Trixie sat in the examining room, scowling at the sterile wall in front of her. This was humiliating. It had been over a month, and she had to hobble herself over to Ponyville Hospital for continued magic treatments on her shattered hoof. Even though weeks had gone by, the memory of the searing pain in her leg still seemed as fresh as if it happened yesterday. She had to stay there for a week due to the extensive damage done. She was reduced to nothing more than a helpless little filly who had to have everything done for her. Usually she would not mind being waited on all day. After all, she was the great and powerful Trixie, the greatest unicorn in Equestria. However, it was the circumstances that put here there that caused a now permanent glare to appear on her face. She gritted her teeth as her thoughts made their way to the focal point of her misery: a certain purple unicorn that seemed to be the bane of her existence, whose name she could no longer utter without clenching her jaw.

"Twilight Sparkle!" she muttered gruffly.

Within a few moments, the doctor came in and administered the healing treatment, talking to her about her recovery. He was overly cheerful, which she despised. Perhaps it was just his training, but every word out of his mouth, about how she would make a full recovery soon, or the fact that he seemed to be more excited than she was that she would be able to do more than walk slowly, drove her deeper into the hateful memory of who did this to her. Apparently, she just needed a small gauze patch over where they had made the incision from her initial surgery. She took a small comfort in that, but it still did nothing to distract her from her goal.

'I don't care what it takes; I'm going to find out how that stupid disgrace of a unicorn did this to me! I know that I said that I'd wait until I was fully healed, but I can't wait any longer! Tonight, I am going over to that little hussy's tree house and as Celestia as my witness, she is going to tell me how she managed to hurt me this badly, or else!'

The show mare exited the hospital, and made her way towards the center of town. The healing treatment scheduled for the evening, just before sundown, did not end until night had already fallen. By the time she made it back to the edge of town, due to her slowed pace, it was much later. No one was on the streets, the shops were closed and most of the houses were darkened, with no light exiting the windows. She had to rest for a few minutes after getting into the center of town, but huffed and stood back up, determined to continue her journey, to see this through. With the Library now in sight, she blocked out the pain she had with each step she took as she moved closer to her goal. As she approached the door, she saw a sign hanging from it. It was hard to read, as she only had the moonlight to go by, but it seemed to indicate that the library was closed and under renovations.

'Clever, Twilight Sparkle. But, you won't be rid of me that easily!'she thought to herself as she pushed on the door.

It swung open slowly, making an eerie creek, revealing the dark entrance to the Ponyville Public Library. It was an eerie sight, especially for a library. She was hesitant to walk in, but gulped and summoned the courage to continue her crusade. Entering the library, she noticed it was pitch black, other than some soft moonlight leaking through the windows. A simple spell was more than enough to activate her horn as a light and illuminated most of the library in a dim golden hue. As she looked around, everything seemed all right. There was defiantly, no construction going on, that was for sure. Trixie's anger started to give way to confusion.

'Twilight Sparkle has the reputation of being a goody four shoes. Why would she lie about the library being under construction?'she asked herself as she sat down to rest for a moment.

The unicorn caught the glimpse of a sign in the corner of her eye, and she turned to see what it was. Due to the dim light, she could not read it, so she made her way over to it to examine it further. As she approached the shelf, she gasped at her findings.

'Wha…what in Equestria is all this? "The Twilight Sparkle Museum of Natural History?"' She thought to herself as she peered closer.

Trixie was disgusted by the bodily samples that littered the shelf. For the first time since she started this journey, she was beginning to regret her decision to come here. An ominous feeling permeated itself into the pit of her stomach, as she looked around nervously. She had not fully understood what she had just seen, but she knew that it could not be good. Suddenly, she heard noises coming from the basement. It sounded like construction work was indeed going on. Something seemed off, however, as Trixie approached the basement door.

'Why would there be a work crew here at this time of night? This doesn't make sense! Well, if Twilight Sparkle is down there, then that's where I'm going!'She decided, as the scowl returned to her face.

The door was locked, but that was no trouble for her. She had a spell or two to unlock a door, and they were not terribly hard to execute. Within a few moments, the door to the basement was unlocked and she made her way tentatively across the threshold of the doorway, onto the top of the stairs that led down to the basement floor. She gasped as she peered at the large pieces of machinery before her. The cables and wires running all over the floor mesmerized her, and as she made her way downstairs, she turned her attention to the large computer in the center of the room. It was large and bulky, about twice the size of a normal pony. As she reached the basement floor, she noticed the makeshift pen with ponies lying about inside, seemingly unconscious. Her confusion turned back into anger, as she started theorizing what was going on.

"Twilight Sparkle! The great and powerful Trixie is here for a rematch! It seems you could not beat Trixie fairly last time! What are these machines?!? You're absorbing the power of other ponies, is that it, you disgrace to unicorns everywhere?!?" she shouted.

"The only disgrace I see here is you, Trixie," a voice uttered behind her.

Trixie yelped, and turned to see who had startled her. She immediately backed away at the sight.

"Wha… what manner of creat…creature are you, monster?!?" she exclaimed, continuing to back away slowly.

"Why, Trixie, dear, it's me, Twilight Sparkle. You know, the unicorn who is better than you in every way? The unicorn who stole your coltfriend easier than levitating a spoon?" Twilight said, the tone of her voice darkened with each word she spoke.

Trixie's eyes widened, as she recognized the voice. The voice was that of Twilight Sparkle, but this was a monster in front of her, there was no doubt. As Twilight stepped forward, her stance low, Trixie spoke up again.

"St…Stay away from Trixie, you…you monster!" she shouted as she stepped back in fear.

Twilight's eyes narrowed. How dare this poor excuse for a unicorn dare to call her names? She was superior to Trixie in every way now, and still she seemed to be defiant. It was time to put this little filly in her place once and for all. Seething, the deformed unicorn activated her magic and created a bubble around her would be rival, and slammed her against the far wall. She then created rings of magic around Trixie's throat and bottom hooves. The unicorn grunted from the impact and started choking as the magic ring tightened around her neck.

"Honestly, Trixie, don't you ever learn? I'm superior to you in every way. Wasn't it enough that I beat you not only in a contest of magic, but in a simple little physical activity as well? Are you truly that pathetic to think that you can best me at anything?" Twilight said softly, like a mother talking down to her foal.

Trixie was now shivering in fear as tears streamed down her face. It seemed that this truly was Twilight Sparkle, despite her appearance. The mixture of paralyzing fear and seething hate came together in the unicorn's mind, as she tried to stammer out her defiance, despite being clearly outmatched.

"Tr…Trixie…is…is…not afraid…of…you!" she choked out, as she glared angrily at Twilight.

Twilight reared up on her hind legs, and placed her hooves on Trixie's, forcing them to spread out to the sides as she kept them in place. She leaned in and noticed the small bandage on her right hoof. She smiled slightly, as she leaned in closer to whisper in Trixie's ear.

"Oh, by all means, Trixie… Be afraid… Be VERY afraid!"

Twilight pulled back and turned her head towards the show mare's injured hoof. With a guttural noise, she spewed the light milky acid onto Trixie's bandage. The arrogant unicorn screamed as the acid ate right through the bandage, and started melting away at her skin and flesh. Her eyes went wide and tears streamed down her face, as she watched and felt her bone melt away. She thrashed her head about as she wailed, but it was to no avail. Soon, her leg gave way, and tore itself from her body, the acid still melting through. Twilight let the nub that was once the unicorn's hoof fall to the floor and into what was now a pile of acid. The splash covered the mangled hoof as it melted into the ground, bubbling and smoking as it disappeared.

"Watch… WATCH!" Twilight yelled, as she used her magic to force the azure pony's head in the direction of her melting hoof.

Trixie's vision was blurry, but she could still make out what was left of her right hoof dissolving into the floor. She cried out of a mixture of pain and sorrow as Twilight forced her to watch her own torture. Twilight, now with a free hoof, placed it under Trixie's chin.

"What a pretty face you have…" Twilight whispered as she slowly opened her mouth again.
-

Rainbow Dash's breathing became more labored with every step she took. Even though she was a tremendous athlete, the stress of the situation and her injury were draining her energy. She followed quickly behind Shining Armor, as they made their way towards the castle's living quarters. Apparently, the princesses had called for a break so everyone could get some rest. They had both checked Princess Celestia's room, but she wasn't there, so they made their way over to Luna's quarters as quickly as they could. Luckily, the guards were making their rounds, so there would be no discussion outside the door, and they could go right in. Shining Armor and Rainbow Dash burst into Luna's bedchambers.

"Princess! Please help!" was all Rainbow Dash could utter before she collapsed to the ground out of both nerves and exhaustion.

A startled Luna leapt off her bed and in front of her surprise guests.

"What is the meaning of this intrusion?!?" Luna exclaimed, her tone both confused and angry.

Rainbow Dash was taking in gulps of air, trying to catch her breath. She looked over at Shining Armor, giving him a look, as she continued to take labored breaths. The stallion took the hint and stepped forward to explain.

"I was doing my rounds, when Rainbow Dash here came up to the gate. She… she said that Twilight Sparkle… my sister… was in trouble, and that she may be dying. We need to find Princess Celestia right away. Please, Princess Luna, do you know where she-"

He was cut off as the door to the balcony opened to reveal a very tired Princess Celestia. She stepped forward, assessing the new guests. Something was wrong. Shining Armor had a look of dread on his face, and Rainbow Dash seemed to be in terrible shape. She was disheveled, even more so than usual. There were fresh tears streaming down her face, which alarmed her more than her other messy features. Even though they did not have much contact, through Twilight's, and the pegasus's own friendship reports, she knew that Rainbow Dash was as tough and fearless as they come. To see her in such a vulnerable state caused a sensation that the princess rarely felt: fear.

"Shining… Ms. Dash, what's wrong?" the elder alicorn sister said in a solemn tone.

The rainbow-maned pegasus stood up, having mostly caught her breath, she began her explanation as quickly as she could.

"Princess, something terrible has happened to Twilight! She built these teleportation things, and experimented on herself! She… she's become some sort of monster! She said that when she tried to use the telepods on herself, that a fly had snuck into it with her, and the computer…I dunno…put their genes together somehow! We have to help her! She… she said that she was dying and that the only way to save herself was to use the pods to combine with our friends! She… she kidnapped them! She's holding them in the basement of the library, and when she is done fixing the machine, she's going to use it on them! Please, we have to hurry! I'm not sure how much time we have left!" Rainbow Dash stammered out as she started getting choked up.

Princess Celestia's eyes went wide. How could Twilight do this to her friends? Moreover, what in Equestria possessed her to experiment on herself? She thought back to the last time she saw Twilight, in the Star Swirl the bearded wing.

"Ms. Dash, this is very important. Did Twilight say that she got the information to build these "telepods" as you call them, from a book she took with her when she was in the Star Swirl the Bearded Wing while doing research here over a little over a month ago?" The princess asked, her fears becoming deeper.

Rainbow Dash stopped to think for a moment. "Well, I think she mentioned something about that. I know that this whole thing started about a week after she came home."

The sun princess looked away in horror. She was extremely knowledgeable when it came to the sciences, and as she thought back to the day Twilight was in the library, she remembered seeing a certain book open in front of her student. She knew that Rainbow Dash wasn't the most scientifically articulate pony, but with the evidence and explanation presented, the princess's worst fears were confirmed. She stared into Rainbow Dash's eyes, eyes so desperate for hope. The princess had to be honest, however. She hated herself for the next statement she was going to make, both to one of her student's best friends and her brother.

"We have to go right now. I warn you both, however, it may already be too late. Luna, please continue with the conference without me," Princess Celestia said in a worried tone.

"Of course, sister! Please be careful! All of you!" Luna said as her gaze softened.

Princess Celestia nodded and faced Rainbow Dash and Shining Armor. "Come closer to me, and I will use my magic to teleport us there," she said.

The ponies complied, as they moved next to the princess, and within a moment were whisked away by magical light.
-

Fluttershy's vision started returning as she slowly opened her eyes. It took her a moment to remember where she was, as there was a pounding pain in her head. She could feel the blood from her wound begin to seep into the bandage. It had opened up again due to Twilight's attack. She became alarmed as she heard screaming, and began looking around for her friends. She saw them all beginning to stir. They all seemed all right, but she still heard a blood-curdling scream. She looked around and realized she was in some sort of corral. The yellow Pegasus stood up shakily and made her way over to the slipshod fencing. Fluttershy gasped as she saw where the screaming was coming from. Trixie was bound to the far wall by Twilight, and it looked like she was missing her right hoof. It looked like it had melted away. She needed to think quickly. Studying animals had been her work for long time, and she tried to piece together what she was looking at. She whimpered as she saw the liquid dripping from Trixie's leg was the same as the light substance dribbling from Twilight's chin. She knew how flies ate, and was horrified to find that Twilight had developed that same attribute and was apparently using it as a form of torture. The malformed unicorn seemed to whisper something softly to her helpless captive, as she reared back and slowly started to open her mouth.

"TWILIGHT! NO! STOP! SHE'S NO MATCH FOR YOU! LEAVE HER ALONE, PLEASE!" Fluttershy screamed as she threw herself into the cage.

Twilight Sparkle turned her head towards Fluttershy with a disappointed look on her face as she spoke. "Fluttershy is right, Trixie. You are no match for me. Lucky for you, I'm busy, and don't have time to teach you any further lessons on the matter."

She started walking towards Fluttershy, pausing a moment before looking back at Trixie's now crippled form. The unicorn reared her hind leg back and kicked her rival in the stomach making her yelp and spit up bile before releasing her magic hold on her and letting her slump to the ground with a resounding thud. Her eyes started to roll towards the back of her head, as she had trouble staying conscious.

'She… she took my hoof. She took my…hoof,'was her last thought before succumbing to the darkness.

Twilight made her way over to the pen but had to stop halfway there, as another avalanche of agony crashed into her making her wince.

'No! It'll happen very soon now! Everything is ready! I have to do this before it's too late!"She thought as she held her head in her hooves.

She used her magic to rip a hole in the pen, and Fluttershy was through it and by her friend's side in moments.

"Twilight! Are you all right?!?" Fluttershy said worriedly.

In response, Twilight hooked her hoof around the yellow mare's and started pulling her towards the telepods.

"Get…in…pod…Fluttershy…no…time…left!" the unicorn was managed to stammer as she dragged her friend along.

Fluttershy began to sob profusely. She was going to die. The animal lover couldn't break her friend's grip on her, as she began to pull away.

"NO, PLEASE!!! TWI…TWILIGHT, I'M YOUR FRIEND!!! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!!! STOP!!! PLEASE, STOP!!!" Fluttershy screamed and pleaded as she tried to get away.

Her cries began to wake her other friends up, as they began to come to. The first one up was Applejack. As she shook away the cobwebs, she was greeted with the horrifying sight of Trixie on the floor with her hoof missing and Twilight Sparkle pulling on a powerless and frightened Fluttershy. Her eyes narrowed as she galloped full speed for the opening of the cage. Twilight had threatened her, beat her and her friends, and now she was going to kill them all if someone didn't stop her. She had enough. She was tired of being scared and made to feel helpless by someone who was supposed to be her best friend. The farm mare skirted to a halt next to both of her friends and reared her back legs up off the ground. She mustered up all of her anger, fear and sadness as she readied herself for the blow. She never thought that she would have to do this to Twilight Sparkle, but here she was. It all came down to this.

"LEAVE…HER…ALONE!" Applejack screamed as she bucked Twilight in the face with everything she had.

Time seemed to stand still as the deformed unicorn's head snapped to the side. She still had a firm grip on Fluttershy, which confused Applejack. She had been bucking trees for years; that blow should have at least knocked her out, yet, she seemed to treat it as a playful hit. As Twilight turned back around though, what they saw made them both scream in terror. The bottom part of the unicorn's jaw was hanging from her head by a few strands of flesh. It was happening. The metamorphosis that Twilight had warned them about was taking place right in front of their eyes. Rarity and Pinkie Pie were awake by now as well and ran out of the cage, but stopped short as they watched the horrific transformation.

The threads of flesh that held Twilight's dangling jaw finally snapped, and the ripped appendage fell to the ground, twitching where it lied. There were sickening cracks and ripping sounds as the flesh cocoon that enveloped Twilight Sparkle began to give way. Her legs snapped and became bowlegged, and pinchers thrust themselves through her hooves, as they split apart, creating insect like paws. Dead flesh peeled off and flopped to the ground as insect legs thrust themselves through her back, two of which were functional. Another pierced itself through her side and twitched about seemingly with a mind of its own. Her legs became thinner with spinney veins showing though bare discolored skin. Finally, her head began to crack like an eggshell, as her eyeballs drooped out of her skull, dripping to the floor. The flesh and bone that was once her head was pushed off revealing a new face. Her skull was now misshapen, in an almost oval curve in the back. Her eyes were now twice as large, and rather than having a muzzle, she now had mandibles. The Twilight/Fly hybrid let out an otherworldly moan as it stepped back awkwardly, dragging Fluttershy towards the telepod. Despite her screams of protest, her friends were huddled on the ground, shaking in fear. The hybrid threw the yellow Pegasus into the pod, and she yelped as her back slammed against the metallic interior of the machine. With her now deformed grey horn, she activated her magic and enveloped Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack into a magic bubble and threw them in the pod with Fluttershy. They all grunted as they fell into each other. The hybrid walked over to the pod and shut the glass door on them, the electronic lock activating as soon as it closed. The defunct unicorn made her way over to the second telepod, as the computer activated itself on a timer when the pod door closed. She stepped into the pod closing the door, activating the locking mechanism.

Trixie came to during the commotion. It took her a moment to realize what was going on, as she saw the ponies who had been unconscious earlier locked in one of the machines and something she could not make out in another. The ponies had started to gather their senses and were banging on the glass screaming for help. It was now up to her to do something. She looked around frantically, ignoring the pain in her now crippled leg, as she searched desperately for a solution. The computer had an audible countdown, and she had less than thirty seconds to make a decision. She saw a cable going into the pod with the ponies in it, surrounded by tools. If it had been broken, maybe that was a weak spot. She only had precious seconds, so she summoned up all of her magical power and with a loud grunt, ripped the cable from the pod . Sparks flew everywhere as the pod powered down. The lock deactivated, and the ponies scrambled away as fast as they could. The hybrid started banging the glass after seeing what happened, and with shards of glass beneath her, she took a step out of the pod.
-

Princess Celestia, Shining Armor and Rainbow Dash rematerialized in the library. After getting their bearings, Rainbow Dash searched hurriedly for the entrance to the basement. She hoped that she had made it in time. If not, then her friends were gone and who knows what they would have become.

"Over here, over here!" she shouted as she pushed on the door. It was already open, however, and she almost fell through, with Princess Celestia and Shining Armor close behind. They gasped at what they saw. Trixie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie all looked up at the new arrivals, and then gazed towards what seemed to be the monster. No one said anything as the creature stopped its exit and turned to face the new arrivals. Princess Celestia whimpered at the sight, as tears began to stream down her face. Shining Armor was the first to speak, whispering her sister's nickname in despair.

"Twi…Twily?" he whispered as he reached out a hoof towards what used to be his sister.

The creature mewed out another sound as she extended her leg, reaching for her brother and mentor.

"3…2…1…"

In a bright flash, the hybrid disappeared, as a light fog spread over the floor. Everyone screamed at the suddenness of the development. Soon Princess Celestia, Rainbow Dash and Shining Armor made their way down the stairs towards the ragged group.

"Girls, are you alright? Is anyone hurt?" The sun princess asked worriedly.

Before anyone can answer, the third telepod came to life, crackling with power, illuminating the smoke along the floor. No one could see inside it, since it was so bright. After what seemed like an eternity, the door to the pod opened, and a scream unlike any other any of them had ever heard rang out as a mass of flesh, metal and glass spilled out onto the floor. Everyone let out a small scream, as the Princess stepped forward to inspect the pod that had transported Twilight.

"Oh, no," was all she could whisper as she noticed the metal on the outside of the pod had been mangled and the glass was mostly missing.

The teleportation took not only Twilight's organic matter, but the metal and glass from the pod door as well. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy used their wings to clear the floor of the white smoke. As they set down next to their friends, they wished that they hadn't. Crawling towards them was what was left of Twilight Sparkle. Her hybrid body had been cut in half, and only her front hooves, head, neck and half of her torso were left. Mangled pieces of metal where protruding from her back, as shiny glass shards seemed interwoven throughout her flesh. Her friends, brother and mentor did the only thing they could do: they cried. Tears were streaming down their faces, as sobs wracked their bodies. The Princess walked slowly over to what was left of her prized student. The hybrid looked up at her. All the Princess could see was pain. Unimaginable pain, and without the faculties to even understand what was happening, the creature was scared. Twilight Sparkle was going to die, and there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't even comfort her, thanks to the horrible mutilation Twilight's body had endured. Being an immortal, the Princess knew that one day she would have to say goodbye to Twilight, but she thought that day was decades away. She would have to let her go. All the creature wanted now was the pain to stop. The Princess knelt down, as the hybrid's deformed hoof reached out towards her mentor. Suddenly, the mutilated unicorn's eyes and horn started to glow, as everyone felt a small rumble coming from the basement. Beakers, books and other smaller objects began to fly from one side of the room to the other. Everyone had to start dodging the objects, as they were flying at high speeds.

"Wha…what's happening?!?" Pinkie Pie shouted as a wind came out of nowhere and started swirling around.

"She's…she's having a magic fit! It's what happens to baby unicorns when they haven't learned to control their magic yet! I…I think Twilight has lost control of her magic!" Rarity shouted back, as a table flew past her.

Shining Armor wiped the tears from his eyes, and rushed forward, only to be knocked unconscious as a plank from one of the lab shelves dislodged and slammed into the back of his head.

"Shining!" Rainbow Dash screamed as she ran over to help him, while dodging other objects as they flew by.

The Princess stared at her student, sobbing uncontrollably. She couldn't do it. She knew that ending her student's life would be the most merciful thing to do, but she could not bring herself to do the deed. Instead, she shouted instructions.

"Everypony, get out of her now!" She shouted.

Unfortunately, the magic surge had grown and one of the telepods shot up into the air and landed right in front of the door to the basement, blocking it with debris. Trixie breathed heavily. She knew what she needed to do. Their friendships with Twilight clouded their judgments of what needed to be done. However, she had no such attachments to Twilight, even before this madness began. Could she do it though? Despite her bravado, she knew that she wasn't the most talented unicorn in Equestria. Did she have to power to do what was necessary? She needed to stop doubting herself. Her eyes narrowed, and her horn began to glow as she put a magic bubble around one of the telepods. She grunted as she strained to lift it high in the air, the wires and cables giving way as she did. In the commotion, no one seemed to notice this. They probably thought it was just part of the magic surge. As she brought it to the ceiling, her body gave way, and she released the pod. It came barreling down towards Twilight Sparkle. The Princess was still in the way, so she used her remaining strength to warn her.

"Prin…Princess! Look…out!" she shouted as she slumped to the ground, sweating profusely.

"What?" the alicorn shouted back, as she turned her head away from the Twilight Hybrid.

With a crash that shook the basement floor, the telepod landed on what was left of Twilight Sparkle's body, crushing it completely. Princess Celestia was knocked away, but quickly recovered and stood up. The wind had dissipated and all of the objects that were in mid-levitation fell to the floor.

"TWILIGHT!" The princess screamed as she ran over to blast site.

She looked into Twilight's eyes as she took her last breath. The deformed head fell to the ground, and the one hoof that she had extended went limp. Twilight Sparkle, the unicorn that she had practically raised, the unicorn she had nurtured and taught, who she had seen grow and form beautiful friendships was now dead. Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash sobbed and wailed as loud as they could. Their friend, the one who had brought them together, was gone forever. No more picnics or trips to Sugarcube Corner. No more lectures, or advice, and no more elements of harmony. Finally, after a few moments, the Princess looked up and with tears streaming down her face did the only thing she could do now.

She screamed.

Well, that’s my story! I want to thank Krushnazag for being an awesome pre-reader. This was pretty fun to write, and I hope everyone enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think of this. Thanks!