Edited by Icecreammac and titled by Icecreammac.

Edited and proof read by Sadistic Fluttershy.

Rainbow felt cold. Opening her eyes, she saw that she was back at the pond, holding Sunset’s lifeless body in her arms. Finding it hard to control herself, she leaned down, saying gently, "I love you, Sunset," and kissed Sunset. As their lips parted, Rainbow pulled back and waited.

Sunset suddenly coughed, then rolled to the right, coughing up the water she had inhaled while under the pond's surface. “How,” Sunset coughed, “dare you say,” she continued through strained breath, “you love me Rainbow?”

Looking down, Rainbow pulled Sunset into her, saying as she held the coughing girl tightly in her arms, “I'm sorry, Sunset. Really. I love you.”

“Let me go, Rainbow,” Sunset snarled. “Let go of me, now!”

“What?” Rainbow gently set Sunset down on the cold ice beneath her. “I-I don’t understand.” Getting up, Sunset glared daggers at Rainbow, causing the athlete to gulp in return. Rainbow slowly got up and looked at Sunset pleadingly. “Sunset, please. I just saved your life, and I--”

“Saved my life!?” Sunset exclaimed, her eyes going wide with rage. “You ruined my life! You're the reason I killed myself, Rainbow Dash!”

“Sunset, I know I messed up big time. I am so sorry. I’ll do anything you want to make this right for you.”

Sunset cocked her head to the right, a sick smirk slowly crawling across her face. Sunset’s eyes slowly changed from cyan to black. Her skin changed to crimson red, and her hair burst into flames.

“You wanted a monster, Rainbow? Well, you got one!” Sunset smiled as her demon wings slowly emerged from her back. “You'll do anything to make it up to me? Well, I want to drag you into Tartarus, where you will stay forever.”

Rainbow's eyes widened in fear as she watched Sunset take to the air, flying above her and smirking wickedly. Rainbow turned to run, but found her legs weren’t moving.

“Aww, what's wrong, Rainbow? Legs not working?” Sunset cooed. “Hmph! Well, that's just too damn bad. Now you won't get to run before I kill you!”

Rainbow yelled out in terror as Sunset swooped down, grabbing Rainbow under her arms and lifting her up into the air. Sunset flew higher and higher into the frigid night air. Finally stopping her ascent, she said, “I hope it was worth it Rainbow, screwing with me like you did. I hope you enjoyed breaking my heart.”

“Sunset, please don’t do this. We can still work this out. I’ll prove to you that I can be loyal,” Rainbow begged.

“All your going to do is prove is that you're nothing but a stain to be wiped away. Goodbye, Rainbow Dash.”

Before Rainbow could say anything further, Sunset let go of her. Rainbow screamed as she plummeted towards the icy ground below.

Rainbow’s eyes snapped open just as she hit the ground. Her scream cut off as she registered where she was. She was on the floor, having fallen out of the bed. Her arms and legs were in awkward places from her flailing. Sitting next to her was Fluttershy, who held Rainbow in her arms. “It’s alright now, Rainbow. It was just a nightmare.”

“F-Fluttershy? How did I get next to the bed? I fell asleep near the door.”

“I came in here to check up on you shortly after you fell asleep. You're lucky I have a master key. As upset with you as I may be right now, I am not about to let you sleep on the cold, hard floor, so I dragged you over to the bed. You started squirming before I left, and you suddenly fell out of bed screaming, so I held you until you calmed down.”

“I see.” Looking down, Rainbow continued, “You can let go of me now.”

“Let me help you back into bed.”

Fluttershy got up, helping Rainbow to her feet and into bed. Rainbow offered Fluttershy a weak smile as Fluttershy tucked Rainbow in. Fluttershy began to leave when Rainbow said, “Fluttershy, you don’t have to go. If you want, we can stay up for a while and talk.”

“...Sure. Just let me make a quick phone call.”

“A-Alright.” A little curious, Rainbow continued, “Who are you gonna call?”

“Principal Celestia. I want to see if she got the date of the funeral. I didn't get the information from Luna, and she said she would get it from her sister. I just don't want her to bother Principal Celestia about this.”

Fluttershy headed out of the room, leaving Rainbow to sit alone in her bed. Getting to her living room, Fluttershy picked up her phone and dialed Principal Celestia's number.

“Hello?” came a voice from the other end.

“Hello, Principal Celestia. It's Fluttershy.” Fluttershy looked at her living room clock, which read 2:30 in the morning. She quickly continued, "I'm a little surprised you're up at this time of night."

“Hello, Fluttershy." Principal Celestia sighed, then continued, "I'm up now because I just got home from dropping off a letter for Applejack. But never mind that. How are you doing?”

“Not good. I got into a fight with Rainbow over all that's happened. I found a letter that Sunset wrote before she...” Fluttershy gulped, then continued, “Well, before she did what she did.” Fluttershy continued softly as her tears began to fall once more, “Do you know the date for Sunset's funeral?” Fluttershy thought she heard a bark in the background but chose not to say anything about it.

“Yes. It's in three days,” Principal Celestia began softly. “I know you're hurting, Fluttershy. I am, too. I'll see you at the funeral. And don't worry about having to go to school that day or for the next few days afterward. I'll make sure to excuse your absences, and I'll make sure you get your schoolwork. You all just take time off to mourn for Sunset.”

"Thanks, Principal Celestia."

Fluttershy said her goodbyes to Principal Celestia and went back to Rainbow's room, finding her guest standing near the bedroom window, looking out to her backyard. Rainbow let out a soft sigh before turning around, noticing Fluttershy standing in the room just a few feet from her.

“I wish I didn’t do what I did,” Rainbow began slowly, walking towards Fluttershy and out of the room. “I doubt the Cakes will let me say goodbye to her.” Rainbow headed into the foyer, taking up her backpack. Reaching inside, she took out a keychain and turned it over in her hands, looking at the photographs decorating it.

“I picked this up a few days after the Battle of the Bands. I was gonna give it to Sunset.”

“Rainbow, you shouldn’t place all the blame on yourself. Yes, you were awful to her, but you're right, we weren't there for her either,” Fluttershy admitted.

Sighing, Rainbow walked back to the living room, taking a seat on Fluttershy’s couch. Fluttershy walked over to her living room window, looking outside. The cold night looked ominous and frightful, the black clouds above flashing with lightning as rain began to pour. Turning back to Rainbow, Fluttershy asked, "Can I see it?"

Rainbow wordlessly got up and handing the key chain to Fluttershy, who examined the photos. On one side, Sunset's smiling face looked back at her. Flipping the key chain over, Fluttershy saw Rainbow with a silly smirk, wearing thick, black sunglasses.

“You both look so happy. When were you planning on giving this to her?”

“I wanted to give it to her after I had it made.” Rainbow turned around holding her arms under her chest as she continued. “But I kept losing my nerve. I kept thinking, ‘I’ll give it to her tomorrow,’ but tomorrow never came.”

Fluttershy closed her eyes and looked away, saying as her own thoughts dwelt on Sunset and the feelings of anger she had for Rainbow, “I wish I could've stopped her, Rainbow. I wish I could've done anything to stop her from leaving the animal shelter.”

Quickly turning toward Fluttershy, Rainbow said firmly, “This wasn’t your fault, Fluttershy. It was mine. You have nothing to be sorry for.”
Whimpering, knowing it wasn't true, Fluttershy slowly moved over to Rainbow, burying her face into Rainbow's chest and crying. “I’m sorry I hurt you, Rainbow. I'm sorry I said I hated you.”

Holding Fluttershy tight in her arms, Rainbow listened to the rain hitting Fluttershy’s window as the animal lover cried. “I deserved it, though. I turned my back on Sunset when she needed me most. I can’t change what I did, but I can change who I am.” Rainbow gently helped Fluttershy over to her couch and sat down, allowing the timid girl to cry on her shoulders. “I was a major jerk. I don’t expect you to forgive me for all I did.”

“Rainbow?"

"Yeah, Fluttershy?"

"Please, just stop talking. I just want you to hold me.”

Rainbow pulled Fluttershy closer, hugging her warmly until Fluttershy cried herself to sleep. Carefully picking her up, Rainbow carried Fluttershy into the quiet girl's bedroom and put her to bed. Before heading back to her own room for the night, Rainbow took one last look at her sleeping friend.

“Don’t worry, Fluttershy. I won’t make you cry anymore. I promise.” Walking out of Fluttershy’s room and carefully shutting the door, Rainbow continued, “I'm gonna turn over a new leaf. I'm never leaving my friends behind again.”

Rainbow headed back to her own room and soon fell into a dreamless sleep.

Luna pulled away from the library after dropping off Sonata, Gilda and Summer Sunrise. Twilight looked back as the group disappeared from sight. Letting out a sigh, she turned back around as Luna said, “Oh, I forgot to mention. We're currently taking care of a young girl at home. She's probably asleep right now, so make sure to keep the noise down.”

“A young girl?” Twilight asked. “Who is she?”

“Her name is Crystalis. She is Judge Chrysalis's daughter.” To Luna's right, Princess Celestia gasped in surprise. A look of worry came over her, which Luna noticed. “Is there something wrong, Your Highness?”

Princess Celestia looked down and sighed deeply. “I knew my world's Crystalis before, well, before my daughter was born.” When Luna nodded in sympathy, Celestia continued, “And please, don’t call me ‘Your Highness’. I am not a princess here.”

“If you don't want any honorifics, what should I call you?”

“How about 'Tia'? That's what my sister calls me back home.”

Twilight chimed in, “'Tia' seems too informal. How about Luna just calls you 'Celestia' and her sister 'Tia'?”

“Actually, on second thought, I would prefer my last name,” Celestia said.

“That sounds good. What's your last name?” Luna asked as she slowed down, coming to a stop sign.

“Soleil.”

"Should've known," Luna remarked as she pulled through the intersection.