Princess Celestia stepped into Twilight’s room shortly after Luna died, with Twilight’s friends and Big Macintosh at her heels. She found Twilight look the same as ever, only a little more sad. Then she looked upon the ashes that Twilight was crying over and shook her head.

Fluttershy looked at Twilight, gasped, and then started to cry, as did Rarity and the rest – except for Big Macintosh who didn’t like to cry.

The Princess inspected the ashes, than Twilight, then back at the ashes for quite some time. Apparently her student never noticed them inside of her room until when she said, “Oh Luna stop it! You’re making Twilight depressed and scared. Get back into form.”

Twilight looked up with tears in her eyes, and stepped back from the ashes when they began to shake. Everypony watched fascinated as Princess Luna slowly was pieced back together.

Rarity fainted and Big Macintosh had to catch her in order for her not to hit the floor.

In a few moments Princess Luna was whole and looked down shyly and said, “I thought the drama was rather enthralling.”

“LUNA!” Celestia shouted. “Anything else we should know?”

Luna looked up and scraped the floor with her hoof, looked back at Twilight and replied, “Yes, in order for Twilight to live the spell I used took away her voice. I’m sorry, that was the only other option. It also had a drawback on me – it shortened my lifespan to that of a normal pony, so I won’t live one-thousand years.”

“Luna, you didn’t!”

“I’m, sorry Twilight. I didn’t want you to die – honestly.” Princess Luna apologized looking into Twilight’s deep lavender eyes.

Bowing her head, the Unicorn understood. She was then embraced by all of her friends and the Princesses took their leave. Big Macintosh stood to the side and when Twilight was free of her friends, her ears flopped downward and she looked sheepishly at him, then at the ignored Spike, then back at Big Macintosh.

Applejack noticed and said in Twilight’s ear, “Don’ worry, he don’ have a Mare-friend… yet.”

Twilight looked at Applejack sad. Her eyes seemed to say, “Are you sure?”

“Absolutely! Go an’ give him a hug, he deserves it with ta help he gave.” Twilight looked at her nodding friends and charged at Big Macintosh.

She slowed when she neared him and then gave him a hug. Tears fell from her eyes as he hugged back.

I may have lost a voice, but I have gained a life....