My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

A Changeling’s Lament

Chapter 21

I want to be with you

Edge woke up to find himself floating in a white abyss. “what in th--” he fired a bolt out into it but it kept going on and on and on and on an--- you get the picture.

“what kind of foolishness is this!?” he exclaimed. “Where am I?”

“in your mind, dingle-dork.” his voice said from everywhere.

“Who are you? I demand you show yourself.”

“I was already planning on it.”

In a small flash, the crimson Pegasus he kept seeing in those images appeared in front of him. “you.” Edge growled. “Who in Tartarus are you? Why do I keep seeing you in images that run though my mind.”

The Pegasus snickered. “Duh.” he was engulfed in green fire and changed back into a white version of Edge. “because I’m you.”

Edge powered down his magic attack, mostly in confusion. “what? That’s Impossible. I’m me.”

“I know. I’m your memories.”

“memories?”

White Edge shown bright and changed the image to 3 weeks ago. Edge looked down to see him chained to the same crystal he just touched. “You were purged. Chrysalis took your memories from the past 6 months and just… send them away to a corner of your mind. But… turns out we have a strong will.”

“how so?”

“cause I kept on surfacing in those images. You started getting them back in Ponyville when you met back up with Fluttershy. And ever since then, they kept coming. It was me trying to resurface.”

“why?”

“because this isn’t you. Fluttershy changed you and for the better.”

“wh--why? What is so special about her?”

The background changed to Fluttershy’s cottage with her sleeping in her bed. Edge looked at her and started blushing. “because she cared for you when you were injured. She helped heal you. She willingly gave you love to feed on. And… she was the only one to give you a present.” Edge knew what his memories were talking about. He reached into his armor and pulled out the necklace. “and… if we weren’t so brash and we weren’t a Changeling… she would’ve been our marefriend.”

“Marefriend?”

“yeah. During our six months with her… something happened. Something that allowed us, a Changeling, a being incapable from producing love, to fall in love. That told me that Chrysalis was lying to us about our nature. And… if we didn’t act so stupid and joined with her… then maybe this war wouldn’t have happened.”

Edge deeply sighed. “you’re telling me the truth.”

White Edge gave a sighing chuckle. “of course I am.” he walked over to him. “Memories can’t lie.” he stopped a few feet away and offered his hoof. “come on. Don’t fight it.”

Edge glanced away from his memories. So it was all true. All of it; being friends with that Pegasus, Chrysalis lying to him. He had a lot to make up for, and this was the first step. He looked down at the necklace, closing his hoof around it.

He nodded to White Edge and accepted his hoof with the one with the necklace.

Edge found himself back in the hallway where the crystal thrown him into. He held his head in pain as all his memories and old personality came back.

He noticed the necklace a few feet away and grabbed it. Several tears fell down his face when he remembered the horrible things he did these past 3 weeks.

“Fluttershy… I’m so sorry…” he softly and tearfully said.

He took a deep breath and sighed. He steeled himself and closed his hoofs on the necklace. He put it on and walked out of the dungeons. He had a lot to make up for.

He exited the dungeons and the castle just in time to see this.

Dinky fell to the ground in front of the prisoners. Everyone gasped when they saw how badly injured she was.

“Dinky!” Pipsqueak exclaimed as he ran over to her. She weakly looked up to him and managed to break a smile before falling unconscious.

All the prisoners were stunned that this would happen to a child and looked at her with such distain that they couldn’t look anymore. Jax was horrified as well. It reminded her of how she looked when she was caught in that stampede.

“Dinks…” she softly said before she couldn’t take anymore and looked away.

Chrysalis walked in with clear anger in her eyes. “THIS!…” she used her magic to raise Dinky to the air. “THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU OPPOSE ME!!!” Leon and Friction appeared in a out-of-sight area and walked out from behind a building to see this. “IF ANY OF YOU PULL SOMETHING LIKE WHAT SHE PULLED, YOU WILL GET FAR WORSE!!!”

Chrysalis angrily turned to leave. Jax, furious that someone would hurt a kid, grabbed a pick-ax and slowly ran up to her. She raised it, ready to pierce it into the tyrants neck, when she was suddenly grabbed by magic. She was lifted off the ground and constricted by a unseen snake. Chrysalis turned around and grabbed Jax’s neck.

“you… you are the cause for all this!” the queen snarled. She blasted Jax right in the face, sending her into a pillar. She collapsed right into a mine cart filled with sharp crystals. “and let her be a lesson as well!” Chrysalis threatened.

Cadence watched in terror as her former childhood friend walked away. She didn’t know that leaving 16 years ago would affect her. Well, the green eyes, red iris’, and purple fire coming out of her eyes seems to be proof enough. She changed. and not for the better.

Edge took a few feet towards them when Leon and Friction ran in. some of the prisoners got ready to fight them.

“It’s okay. We’re allies.” Friction said.

“Allies?” Pip asked, not budging from Dinky.

“it‘s a long story.” Leon said. He looked out and saw Edge standing there. “maybe we should move Dinky and Jax in. we don’t want anyone cynical to overhear us.”

The Prisoners grabbed Jax while Cadence put Dinky on her back. They went further into the mine away from Edge. He doesn’t blame them, but that means he has to work on his own. And if nobody knows he changed back, that leaves him with a lot of free room.

“Edge!” Chrysalis exclaimed. Edge was caught off guard and looked to her. “Come with me! We have to talk.” a reluctant Edge followed. He wanted to help his friends but, for now, he better keep up his mean sadistic nature.

Back in Feather Top, following Celestia’s and Zaltan’s speech, every citizen in the city, including the filthy rich and children, have pitched in to help build as many airships as they can in a week. If what Leon and Friction said was true, Chrysalis will be venerable. She does not take defeat well, I believe is what they choose to describe it. And with the Winter War coming to either end in a few days, some people are looking to the hopeful future.

“all this time and we still didn’t find our Cutie Marks.” Sweetie Belle sighed as she and her friends hung at one of many parks.

“and if the world ends, I won’t wanna go to the afterworld with a blank flank.” Scootaloo said with gusto.

“but I doubt we can find our Cutie Marks in a week.” Applebloom said.

“we can still try.” Sweetie said.

“well… we’re in a new city.” Scootaloo said. “And it there is a war on so…”

“nothing war related.” Sweetie and Applebloom said in unison. Scootaloo frowned and hit her hoof on a nearby tree. She hit it hard and it hurt. A lot. Scoots whined as she held her injured hoof in pain. Her friends didn’t show support by laughing.

Req, overheard them while passing by, chuckled as she came up with a idea for them. “you need help finding your Cutie Marks?”

“yeah. You have a idea, Req?” Scootaloo painfully asked with one eye open.

Req chortled. “oh, do I.”

“Well, what is it?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“come to the tower Tuesday at 7 P.M. I’ll explain everything there.”

Applejack and Zilver sat on a bench, looking out at the city.

“So… war.” Zil softly, hating that this came around.

“yeah. War.” Applejack replied in the same tone.

Zil thought to himself for a moment. “listen… I’ve been thinking.” A.J. curiously looked at him. “the reason we’re together was because of that near pregnancy scare 3 months ago. And we never done anything close to what Spike & Rarity or Twi & my brother are. At best we‘re friends with benefits.”

“What are you saying, Zil?”

Zil sighed. “if you want to see other ponies, I won’t blame you. I’m not exactly boyfriend material. So…” Zil got off the bench. “if you want to see other people, I won’t stop you.”

Zil started to walk off when a lasso wrapped around him and pulled him close. A.J. kissed him with a smile. “Zilver… I don’t wanna see other ponies. I wanna be with you.”

Zil was pleasantly surprised by that. “really?”

“Of course I do. I love your sense of humor. I love the way you hold me at night.” then she went uncouth. “and I like what you do to me at night.” Zil blushed in embarrassment as he scratched his head. “and if I could picture me with anyone, it would be you.”

“Really?”

“well, running off when we thought I was Pregnant set you back a few points…” Zil shrugged in agreement. That was a low point, even for him. “but… other then that… there’s no one I see spending my life with.”

“you just saying that?” Zil asked, making sure.

A.J. smiled and placed her hat on his head. “Honesty is my specialty.”

Twi and Halo sat on their backs, looking up at the starry night sky.

“nice night.” Halo said.

“yeah. Too bad this could probably be our last.” Twi sighed. Halo nodded in agreement. He knew that was likely true. “oh.” she squealed, holding her stomach.

“what’s wrong?”

“Starlight’s kicking.” she waited and the baby kicked again. “Oh, it feels so weird.” she shakingly said with a hint of glee. “Come feel.”

Halo flipped onto his front and placed his hoof on her stomach. “whoa.” a astonished Halo said. “That must feel weird.”

“you have no idea.” Twi breathily laughed. “that’s my Starlight.”

Halo chuckled as the baby continued to kick where his hoof was. That feeling of hope in him, and her, solidified his decision. “Twi…”

“hmm…”

Halo let go and scooched up. “ever since we met, I’ve been in love with you. Though for a time, I haven’t been able to say it.” Twi remembered that and didn’t like it. “and… when you got pregnant with Starlight, I thought I wouldn’t be with you at all. But thanks to everyone, I was able to ask you out.”

“are you going somewhere with this?” Twi asked.

“yeah. I am.” he used his magic to pull a box to his hooves. Twi gasped when she realized where he was going. “the more I think about it, the more I’m convinced. I want to be with you and with Starlight for the rest of eternity.” he opened the box, revealing a diamond ring. Tears formed in her eyes even before he asked.

“Twilight… will you marry me?”

Twi gasped and cried at the same time. “yes. Yes, Halo. I will!” she cried. Halo smiled wide and put the ring on her horn. She cried happily as he kissed her on the lips.

“I love you, Twilight.”

“I love you too, Halo.”

They kissed again long and passionately. Twi chuckled in the kiss, making Halo a bit curious and nervous. “I am getting one big family.”

“huh?”

“Trixie married Luna and my brother married Cadence, which technically makes us royalty. And Spike is pining for Rarity and your brother is going out with Applejack…”

Halo knew where she was going. “dear Faust, the family get-togethers will be hectic.” Twi nodded with a chuckle. “and I’ve seen Applejack’s family pictures.”

Twi chuckled as she leaned forward. “that’s why A.J. has a farm. Lotsa room.”

That gave Halo a kinky idea. “speaking of rooms. What do you say we un… find one?”

“Halo.” Twi seductively chuckled. “well… guess we should consummate our engagement. Just… go easy for Starlight.”

Halo winked. “deal.”

Twi looked up to the stars which sparkled in her eyes. “this night has been just Magical.”

Back at the local bakery, which had taken in Pinkie, Marble, and the Cake family, Marble and Pinkie were in their own little room, talking about the days ahead.

“This is so exciting!” Pinkie exclaimed as normal.

“War is exciting?” Marble asked, wondering if she had officially lost it.

“of course War isn’t exciting. I was just saying that us… being together… alone…” she said with seductive eyes. She slowly scooched over to him. “you know… we haven’t done anything… fun ever since we started going out.”

“We were going out?” Marble asked, acting oblivious to her flirting.

That ruined the moment. “wh… yes. We were going out, Marble.”

“I was just messing with ya. I always do that to ponies I love.”

Pinkie chuckled and nuzzled up next to him. “You love me?”

“you changed me from a Emo kid to my old self. I’d say that qualifies for love.”

“oh, Marble.” Pinkie kissed him on the lips and he kissed back. “are the doors and windows locked?”

“yeah. Why?”

Pinkie chuckled then pinned him on the floor, much to both his surprise and pleasure. “cause I’m about to give you the best laugh of your life.”

“keep your eyes closed.” Shadow said as he lead Dash down in a alley.

“Shadow. You better not be leading me into a wall.” Dash said with her eyes closed.

“I won’t. thought you might want to…” Dash interrupted him and walking into a trash can. “never mind.”

Dash tripped over it but kept walking. “Could’ve warned me.”

“I was about to.” Shadow lead her into a small little outcropping and stopped her. “okay. Open your eyes.”

Dash opened her eyes to see a fancy table with quite a spread on it. “whoa. Wha… did you do all this?”

“Yeah. Not bad for a first date, right?”

Dash smiled with a chuckle. “yeah. Not bad for a first date.”

Shadow pulled out a seat and offered it to her. Dash politely bowed and took it. “we have all your favorites; Dandelion Lasagna, Apple Pie, Mint Ice Cream…”

Dash laughed. “what’s all this for, Shadow?”

“well, it’s probably our last day together so, I figured, right not go all out.” Shadow said as he sat down on the opposite side.

“Shadow…” she insisted.

“Fine.” Shadow sighed. “I… I don’t want to lose you again.”

“lose me?”

“like with Soarin’. of course, that was thanks to my own stupidity and not saying anything. And I made it worse when I left.”

Dash shook her head as she grabbed a glass. “no. it was me. I was in love with you too but since I was with Soarin’, I didn’t want to break his heart. Didn’t imagine you were feeling the same. Plus, I never abandon anyone.”

“I know.” Shadow said. “like how you never abandon your friends or like how you didn’t abandon Eris when you found her.”

Dash nodded. “sometimes, Loyalty can be a burden.”

“but it shows that you never abandon someone in need. That’s a good thing.” Shadow tapped his hooves on the table. “so… if you ever fall in love with someone and… want to be with him instead of me… I want you to know that I won’t feel bad if you do.”

Dash was surprised that he would say something like that. “Shadow. I won’t fall in love with anyone else. I love you, and even if I wasn’t the most Loyal pony in Equestria, I’d still be with you. To quote Applejack, ‘that’s the honest truth.’” she said in A.J.’s voice.

Shadow smiled. “thanks, Dash. Just needed to hear that.” Dash smiled back and even winked. “So… no sense in letting this food go to waste. Let’s eat.” Dash whole-heartily agreed and they both dug in.

Spike and Rarity looked at a wedding book in the part nearest to the south exit.

“what about a festive Caribbean wedding?” Spike suggested.

“mmm…” Rarity wasn’t sure about that.

Spike realized he asked a stupid question. “no?”

“no. as fun as it sounds, I think we should just have a small formal wedding with just our close friends and family.”

Spike considered that. He looked at his fiancée and got a idea. “hmmm… maybe we can do a combination of the two.”

“a combination?”

“yeah. A Formal and Fancy ceremony for you…”

“… and a Caribbean party for the reception.” Rarity finished. “huh… that does sound like a good idea.” Spike smiled and sat back. “where’d you come up with this idea?”

Spike looked to her, smiled, and placed his hand on her stomach. “our little dragon/pony hybrid here.”

Rarity chuckled. His hands are cold but she liked that. “yeah. It’s funny. 3 months ago, we were just friends; you were just a kid and helping Twilight at the Library and I was trying to find the perfect Coltfriend. Now… you’re all grown up and we’re having a baby & engaged to be wed.”

“life can surely hit you by surprise.” Spike chuckled.

“Thief!”

The couple looked down to the park way below to see a Gryphon Cop chase after a G.K. Changeling thief. The Changeling tripped on a rock and fell to the ground. Several cans and bags of food fell and rolled along the ground. The Gryphon caught up and pinned him on the ground.

“Nice try, Thief. Now you’re gonna go away for a long time.” the Gryphon said, putting the pressure on the Changeling. Rarity and Spike walked on down, wondering what’s going on. “this doesn’t concern you two. Just walk off and mind your own business.”

“What did he do?” Spike asked.

The Changeling was able to wiggle his throat out enough for her to talk clearly. “my family is starving and we don’t have any money for food so I had to resort to drastic measures.”

“well, unfortunately for you, stealing is a crime.” the Gryphon said. “I’m afraid you’re going away for a long time.”

“no. my family will die.”

“then you should’ve thought about that. Now come on.” the Gryphon picked up the Changeling and began to haul her back to town.

Without thinking, acting on instinct, Rarity stepped in. “Wait.” she said. The Gryphon stopped and both he and the Changeling looked back. “how much would you say all the stuff she stole is worth?”

The Gryphon looked at the items and did a quick count. “about 65 Bits.”

A purse appeared beside Rarity. She put out a single bit that said ‘100’ on it. “here. This should be more then enough.”

The Changeling, happy by her generosity, took it and smiled. “Thanks.” she used what magic she had to gather up the foodstuffs. “I’ll be by the store tomorrow to apologize and pay for all this stuff.” she told the cop before running off.

“that was really nice of you.” the Gryphon said as he turned around.

“Well… in such dark times, it pays to show Generosity.” Rarity said.

The CMC arrived at the tower at the right time but there was nothing here. Req wasn’t there, leaving them confused.

“Didn’t Req say to meet her here?” Sweetie said.

“yeah. Where is she?” Applebloom muttered.

“I’m over here.” Req said, walking up with a sound set.

“What is all this?” Scootaloo asked.

Req stopped pushing it and jumped onto a speaker. “a little something that will get the troops morale up. A… USO show.”

“USO Show?” the CMC asked, not really sure what she was talking about.

Req rolled her eyes. “just help me set up. We’re gonna blow everyone’s minds away.”

Chrysalis poured some wine into a couple of glasses. “ugh. Sometimes… I wonder why I don’t just destroy this city and just move on to another.” she sighed. She offered a glass to Edge, who took it.

“Why don’t you?” he asked.

“because what I did to that girl will make them produce stronger love. Plus…” she grabbed a little crystal and held it up to the light. “this is the only place in the world with these kinds of Crystals.”

“how so, my queen?” Edge asked, keeping up his little guise.

“this kinds of crystals can be easily manipulated to become any shape you want it to be. For example…” Chrysalis tossed the crystal up and shot her magic at it, a powerful thing already in her head. The beam hit the crystal. It violently bulged and shattered. Edge covered his eyes to protect himself from the shards.

Growling emanated though the throne room. Edge looked and saw what the crystal had become.

A silver crystalline dragon growled and roared, looking around like a frightened puppy. Chrysalis softly pet it on it’s chin, calming it down.

“What in the world is that thing?” Edge asked with fear.

“A Silver Dragon. A long lost species that I had just brought back. And this one is the first of many. They were quite frequent in the Crystal Empire, until they were hunted to extinction for their crystalline coats.” with a shine from her horn, Chrysalis changed the dragon’s personality from freighted and nervous to mad and enraged. The dragon roared loudly, echoing down into the mines. “and I hope for this one to be the vanguard of my new force.”

“new force?”

“yes. Oscurita’s been too… what’s the word? touchy-feely. So… he’s being, eh… let go.”

“Let go?”

“yes. Cut loose. Set free. Kicked out of our little club. Why have a dragon with feelings get in the way…” Chrysalis turned her attention to her new pet. With a quick use of magic, Chrysalis made a dragon head-shaped scar on his forehead, making him the leader of her new force. “why I can have soulless beasts leading the way?”

Edge was beyond words. She made a promise to Oscurita and she wasn’t going to keep it. If he was still the heartless general he was, he’d say it was a good idea. Now… he quickly thought of a lie to get out of the room. “I have some things to attend to, your grace.” he bowed to her. “by your leave.” Edge turned and walked out. Chrysalis chuckled as she petted her new toy.

“Chrysie really did a number on her.” Cadence somberly said. She was able to bandage Dinky up the best she could but she was too beat up for her to do anything good. “unless we get her to a hospital, she won’t live past a week.”

“Dinky…” Pip somberly said, sitting right beside her.

Jax, who was just cut in several spots on her body, looked at Dinky. She still can’t believe that someone would do that to a child. “what’s wrong with her?”

“What isn’t wrong with her? She’s got broken bones in every part of her body. I pretty sure she’s got concussions and collapsed organs but what do I know? I’m not a doctor.”

Pipsqueak looked at Dinky with a sad expression when he remembered something. “wait. Jax, you’re a magician. Don’t you have any healing spells?”

Jax looked at Pip like he said he was getting a sex change. “what? If I knew a healing spell, I would’ve used it on myself to heal these lacerations. No, Req’s the healer in our group.”

“then… we have no choice but hope Leon and Frictions’ plan works.” Cadence said.

“and if we hold up our end of the plan.” Pip finished.

Cadence dipped a rag into water and placed it on dinky’s forehead. Another shot of pain raged though her stomach, causing her to lean forward and hold her stomach in pain.

“Cadence…” Pip said worriedly.

“I-I’m fine.” Cadence painfully said as it passed. “I’m okay.”

“like hell, you’re not.” Jax said. She got up and walked over.

“I said I’m fine. I think I know my own body. Besides, the contractions are still 5 hours apart. I’m fine. I can survive.”

Jax didn’t buy it but she knew that Cadence wouldn’t listen. “fine.” Jax sat back down. “Just don’t come crying to me when that baby is half-way out.” Cadence rolled her eyes with a slight humor.

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhhDaQ8QUlk

1000 Words (English Orchestral Version) - Final Fantasy X-2 OST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GITwZOxeyRQ

1000 Words - Sweetbox Version
(yeah. Another choice. Like with ‘This is Halloween’ back in the Nightmare Night chapter, you have a choice.)

Suddenly, a song began playing on all bandwidths, broadband, the works all over the planet. Jax immediately recognized the voice. “Req?”

Requiem:
♪I know that you're hiding things
Using gentle words to shelter me
Your words were like a dream
But dreams could never fool me
Not that easily♪

Req stood on top of a stage right in front of the Capital tower, singing into a microphone. Applebloom and Scootaloo pulled the last two cables and plugged them in, making lights appear around her. Sweetie Belle, however, was doing nothing and is bored.

Requiem:
♪I acted so distant then
Didn't say goodbye before you left
But I was listening
You'll fight your battles far from me
Far too easily♪

A crowd began to form in Feather Top as most of it’s citizens came to hear her sing.

Back in Ponyville, Aura and Lina, where were still in cocoons, heard the song. They looked to each other and snickered. They knew what was coming.

Fluttershy listened to the concert from the outskirts of the city. She saw a changeling run by, carrying food. Curious why a Changeling would need food, she followed.

Requiem:
♪"Save your tears 'cause I'll come back"
I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door
But still I swore to hide the pain when I turn back the pages
Shouting might have been the answer
What if I'd cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart?
But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart♪

Fluttershy followed the Changeling to a small hut. She crept up to a window and peered in. inside were 3 children; 1 Pony, 1 Changeling, and 1 Hybrid. Their father, a regular Earth Pony, sat with them as the Changeling came in.

“Mommy!” the Children all shouted as they ran to her and hugged her.

“Mommy?” Fluttershy mouthed.

“hey.” the Changeling chuckled, hugging each other them. Her husband walked over and kissed her. “I met the nicest pony today. She paid for all this.”

“Wow.” the Changeling child said as she looked in.

“remind me to thank her.” the Earth Pony said. He kissed her in the cheek and smiled. “I missed you.”

The Changeling smiled and nuzzled up to him, grossing out the children.

Fluttershy lowered herself from the window, holding her heart as she struggled to take in what she saw.

“Edge…” she tearfully said before flying off.

Requiem:
♪Though a thousand words
Have never been spoken
They'll fly to you
Crossing over the time and distance holding you
Suspended on silver wings
And a thousand words
One thousand confessions
Will cradle you
Making all of the pain you feel seem far away
They'll hold you forever♪

Requiem looked to the bored Sweetie Belle and gestured her to come up. Sweetie looked to the crowd and shook her head & mouthed ‘no’. Req rolled her eyes and pulled her onto the stage. She tossed the filly a mike, which she reluctantly caught.

“just sing what comes naturally.” Req whispered with a wink.

Sweetie looked to the crowd and gulped. She took a deep breath, calmed down, and grabbed the mike with what Magic she said.

Sweetie Belle:
♪The dream isn't over yet
Though I often say I can forget
I still relive that day
You've been there with me all the way
I still hear you say♪

Fluttershy landed under a tree and softly cried. She really hurt him back at Trixie’s and Luna’s wedding rehearsal. She knew then what she did was wrong and her heart told her so. She sadly looked up to the moon and continued to cry. “Edge…”

Meanwhile, back in Canterlot, Edge looked up at the same moon from atop the tallest tower in Canterlot. There was no liable way he was going to get Fluttershy back. He heard her say that she doesn’t want to be with a Changeling.

Both of them closed their eyes and thought of the same dream.

Requiem:
♪"Wait for me, I’ll write you letters"
I could see how you stammered with your eyes to the floor
But still I swore to hide the doubt when I turn back the pages
Anger might have been the answer
What if I'd hung my head and said that I couldn't wait?
But now I'm strong enough to know it's not too late♪

Fluttershy and Edge, both dressed for a wedding, slow danced with each other with their friends watching. Both smiled at each other as they had found true love with each other. They both leaned in and kissed.

They both snapped out of their imagination to see themselves kissing thin air.

Sweetie Belle and Requiem:
♪'Cause a thousand words
Call out through the ages
They'll fly to you
Even though I can't see, I know they're reaching you
Suspended on silver wings♪

Fluttershy shed a few tears before looking up at the moon with a mean glare. She is going to get Edge back or die trying. She was going to tell him her feelings or, like I said, die trying. She got up and headed to the city.

Edge pulled out the necklace and looked at it. Even if he couldn’t be with her, he wanted to give Fluttershy a future. He tenderly closed his hoof on the necklace then put it back. He got up and flew down to the ground. He was going to give Fluttershy a future or die trying.

Requiem and Sweetie Belle:
♪Oh, a thousand words
One thousand embraces
Will cradle you
Making all of your weary days seem far away
They'll hold you forever♪

Princess Celestia, all dressed up in battle armor, walked out into the balcony and looked down at the concert. Luna and Zaltan, dressed them same, joined her.

A Airship hovered up and stopped in front of the balcony. All 3 of them unfurled their wings and flew into it.

The train that had helped them all escape from the Invasion of Canterlot, the Sacking of Ponyville, and the Destruction of Maredrid, was being loaded up with soldiers, half of them off-worlders. The conductor tapped the engine and sighed.

“well, girl. Time for one last run.” he somberly said as he started her up.

The Elements of Harmony, their family, and half the off-worlders loaded up onto the same airship that the royalty boarded. Fluttershy landed on it just as it was about to take off. The Elements looked at each other and nodded. Half of them might not be able to fight

The train whistle blowed, getting Req’s attention. She patted Sweetie Belle on the back, told her she had to go, and flew off to the locomotive. Sweetie and the crowd watched her fly away.

“Okay, Sweetie Belle. Time to go in for a big finish.” she softly told herself. She took a deep breath and…

Sweetie Belle:
♪Oh, a thousand words
Have never been spoken
They'll fly to you
They'll carry you home and back into my arms
Suspended on silver wings ohhhh
And a thousand words
Call out through the ages
They'll cradle you
Turning all of the lonely years to only days
They'll hold you forever♪

Sweetie Belle ended just in time for them all to see the airships take off and fly of for war. Her pregnant sister was up there, leaving Sweetie Belle to worry about her. For about a few seconds.

She felt something odd with her flank. She looked back and gasped when she saw a note-shaped Cutie Mark. She squealed and showed it to her friends. They smiled and cheered her on.

The Airships flew over the city and out to the horizon. The fanciest among them, covered in ribbons, red cloth banners, and silver armor on the front, took the lead. The airplane-like sound filled the air as they flew off.

6:24. End Song.