Matthew and Fluttershy woke from their slumber, mesmerized by the strange dream they had shared. Fluttershy looked to Matthew, who only stared up to the roof of the cave.

“Matthew? Are you alright?” she asked, but he didn’t look to her.

“I’m more than alright Fluttershy. I have a plan.” Fluttershy looked to him confusedly, and he looked to her. “I have a plan to defeat Celestia,” he clarified. She remained confused.

“What plan? How can we actually defeat her? Does it involve your new powers?”

“Slightly. It more so involves you, um… changing.” Fluttershy was truly confused at this point.

“What do you mean? Don’t you love me for who I am?”

“Of course I do. What I mean is, this plan would require a certain change. Fluttershy, what would you actually say to becoming a human?” he asked, and her eyes widened. She had no idea how to respond to such a question.

“I… I don’t know. I’ve been a pony for all my life. Why would I need to become a human?” Matthew simply sighed.

“Let’s wake up the others. I’m sure they’d love to hear this just as much as you would,” he responded. Fluttershy sighed and nodded.

The two of them woke their friends and they gathered around a fire that Applejack had started in the center of the cave. They were all curious to hear Matthew’s plan.

“So Matt, what’s this plan you’ve got in mind?” Rainbow asked.

“Well, last night, Fluttershy and I had a dream. In the dream, Fluttershy was turned into a human,” he started. Just the mentioning of their friend being turned into a human made the four ponies faces turn from curious to confused. “That gave me an idea. So, my plan is to have Fluttershy turned into a human. Seeing as though Celestia knows that I’m the only human in Equestria, she would think that Fluttershy is me, even if her human form may have some… differences. All Fluttershy would have to do is give herself up to Celestia’s guards and be taken to Celestia. I would sneak to a position of interest. Celestia would think that I am standing right in front of her. While she is vulnerable, I will strike. She wouldn’t even have the chance to stop me.” The ponies all looked to Matthew. They actually considered his plan quite valid, except for one thing.

“How is Fluttershy going to be turned into a human?” Rainbow asked.

“That’s the problem. In the dream, it was Celestia who did it. The spell must use up a lot of magic. I highly doubt Rarity could do it, no offence.”

“None taken,” she replied.

“The only pony I believe that could do it in the slightest is Twilight, but she’s in Ponyville. I don’t suppose you guys know what’s going on there right now do you?”

“Darling, the streets are now filled with guards. They are patrolling every minute of every day, looking for us. Rainbow managed to do a bit of spying, and tells us that Twilight may even have two guards always escorting her wherever she goes. She will be impossible to get to. If we are to have any hopes of getting into Ponyville, it will take a great deal of planning,” Rarity explained. Matthew nodded and started to think.

“Well, this is all if Fluttershy is actually up for the plan.” He turned to her. “What do you think Fluttershy?” He waited for a response, but she didn’t say anything. “Hey, you don’t have to do this. We can think of something else if you don’t want to. I won’t think any less of you if you say no. If you want to be changed and we find a way to do it, I still won’t think less of you. I will love you no matter what you choose.” Fluttershy lifted her head up and looked at Matthew.

“Let’s do it,” she said, and Matthew smiled softly.

“Alright then.” He turned to the rest of the ponies. “First, we need to find a way into Ponyville.”

Finding such a way was easier said than done. Rarity wasn’t exaggerating when she said that guards were patrolling the streets every minute of every day. Finding a way into Ponyville was quite a difficult task. The five ponies and Matthew had to go on many recon missions to the outskirts of Ponyville just to scout the place out.

After three long months, they finally found a clear cut way into Ponyville. Along with that, they found a perfect way into the library to talk to Twilight. The cover of night would become the ultimate tool.

Matthew had considered just using his shadow powers to blend with the shadows in Ponyville on many occasions, but every plan he came up with failed, even with those powers. The powers alone wouldn’t be good enough to make it into Ponyville undetected. The cover of night would provide Matthew with limitless shadows, but even that wasn’t good enough.

Most of the plans Matthew started involved him acting alone. He didn’t want to put the ponies in harm’s way, but they ultimately would have to become involved in the plan for everything to work. Each of the guards in the path to the library would systematically have to be taken out by the girls. Matthew would be able to move from shadow to shadow without being seen while changing his blending position. The cover of night would make it all the more easier to get to the library.

The night finally came to put the plan into action. Matthew and the girls left for Ponyville. As they arrived, the girls snuck to their respective positions for the plan. Matthew started to make his way through Ponyville, blending with the shadows as he could.

Whenever he would move near a guard, one of the girls would eliminate the guard. The plan worked perfectly. Matthew wound up at the back of the library, eliminating one of the guards standing watch. Rainbow Dash took out the guard in the front, and all of the girls ended up at the library. Matthew moved to the front and knocked on the door.

“What is it now guardsman?” Twilight called from inside. She opened the door and was shocked to see who was standing before her. “Get in quickly!” Matthew and the five ponies rushed inside. They knew they were safe with Twilight. Shortly after they entered, the six ponies all embraced each other.

“I missed you girls so much! I thought I had lost you all!” Twilight said, starting to cry. Matthew looked on as the scene before him started to eat away at his heart. He sighed before finally speaking.

“We missed you too Twilight, but I’m sorry to say that we didn’t really come for a reunion.” All of the ponies broke from the embrace and looked at him.

“Matt, we git that ya wanna unfold yer little plan, but we haven’t seen Twilight in three months. The least ya could do is give us some time together,” Applejack said, a little annoyed by Matthew.

“I get that, and I’m sorry I interrupted the moment. But, seriously, don’t you think it could wait? Who knows if Celestia is aware of our presence here right now? We may not have a lot of time,” he replied. The girls were all a little annoyed now. They hadn’t seen Twilight in three months, and all Matthew could think about was his plan.

“Fine, tell Twilight yer plan then,” Applejack said, not wanting to keep fighting about it.

“Thank you. I’m sorry Twilight, but we need your help.”

“With what?”

“Well, I have a plan to defeat Celestia. I don’t suppose you know any spells to change a pony into a human?” Twilight raised an eyebrow at Matthew and giggled a bit.

“Of course not, why would I have a spell like that?” Matthew sighed in defeat.

“Fuck!” he said softly. “Eh, sorry. My plan was to turn Fluttershy into a human. Seeing as though Celestia knows I’m the only human in Equestria, she would think that by capturing Fluttershy she would have captured me. Using this, Celestia would have Fluttershy standing before her, and while she was distracted, I would strike. It honestly seemed like a perfect plan, but if you don’t have the spell, then the plan is worthless.” Matthew sighed once again in defeat and lowered his head.

“Hmm, I might have something. It’s a long shot, but I just might,” Twilight said. Matthew perked up as she started to magic multiple books around the room.

Fluttershy walked over to Matthew.

“Are you sure you want to do this Fluttershy?” he asked her.

“If it’s a way to finally end all of this, then yes. Although, I just have one question. Why me?”

“I don’t exactly know. Probably because the dream showed you as a human. Really, any pony in Equestria could be used. A stallion would actually be more preferable, but we don’t really have any of those on hand, so we make do with what we got. No offence girls.”

“None taken,” they all replied.

“Well, if you really think this will work, then of course I’ll do it,” Fluttershy said. Matthew knelt down and kissed her on the cheek.

“Thanks Fluttershy.”

A few moments later, Twilight finally found a spell. She examined the spell, finding that it was quite complex.

“I’m not so sure I’ll actually be able to pull this off Matthew. This is a really complex spell. I’m surprised it even exists.”

“Well, can you at least give it a try?”

“Well, I guess I can. But, what if it doesn’t work? What if…” she was about to continue, but a booming voice cut her off.

“TWILIGHT SPARKLE!” the voice cried out. Everyone in the room was scared by the sudden voice. They all looked to each other, and then to Matthew.

“Fuck,” he said.

Within seconds, the roof of the library was torn off, allowing the cold air of the night to flow into the room. Hovering in the air was Princess Celestia. She slammed the top of the library in the back of the once complete building. Matthew and the six ponies all looked to Celestia.

“My most faithful student! I find you conspiring with an enemy to Equestria! You are aiding the one who killed my sister! What do you have to say for yourself?!” When everyone expected her to try to make up an excuse, Twilight’s response shocked them all.

“All I have to say is that I don’t want to be your student anymore, not if this is how you will treat my friends! You aren’t the same Princess Celestia that took me under her wing. You have been corrupted by thoughts of revenge and hate. Ever since that day that you took Fluttershy from Matthew, you haven’t been the same. He didn’t mean to kill Luna, he was just trying to save Fluttershy. But your mind seems to care little for what anypony else thinks nowadays. So there’s your answer. I’m done with you Celestia!” Twilight shouted back to her now former teacher.

Everyone in the room dropped their mouths. Twilight had just openly defied Princess Celestia. They could all tell that she was pissed.

“HOW DARE YOU! NOW YOU SHALL SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS THEM!” Celestia shouted down, and her horn began to charge up, but it seemed to be doing so much more violently than usual. Matthew was quick to act.

“RUN!” he shouted. They all ran out the door as Celestia fired down into the library. The beam lit up the night, making it seem like it wasn’t even nighttime at all. Thankfully, there was no recoil or large explosion, but the library was now gone. It had been destroyed.

“You all need to get out of here, now!” Matthew shouted to the girls.

“No, we are staying with you,” Fluttershy responded.

“Absolutely not!”

“I will not leave you again Matthew! We are staying,” Fluttershy shouted back, stomping her hoof on the ground. Matthew was surprised by her sudden change in tone, but he accepted it.

“Fair enough. Just stay low, and obviously, don’t die.” He turned to face Celestia, who was lowering herself to the ground. There was enough room for a grand battle to take place, and surely enough, a grand battle was about to take place.

“Tell me Matthew, if you lost the last time we met, how do you expect to defeat me now? You have all of your friends here to worry about. Who’s to say I won’t attack them instead?” Celestia mocked.

“Because Celestia, this time, I’ve got some new tricks up my sleeve,” he responded, and he shot his arm forward. But, for some reason, nothing happened. Matthew stared at his arm, and shot it forward again. Still nothing. “Oh fuck.”

Celestia smirked and blasted him with a powerful beam of energy. Matthew was sent to the floor, but he quickly regained himself. He drew his tomahawk and slid out his left hidden blade, ready to fight.

Celestia charged at him with her sword raised. But before she could reach Matthew, something flew straight into her. It was Rainbow Dash.

“Now what was that about killing us Celestia?” Rainbow mocked. She shot Matthew a quick grin, which he returned. Celestia tried to blast Rainbow, but she quickly dodged. Rainbow kept on getting assaulted, until Celestia turned her gaze back to Matthew, who had charged right at her. He quickly sliced her with his knife across the chest, making her fall to the ground. Matthew then delivered a powerful kick to her head. As he was about to stomp her skull in, she blasted him to the ground.

Standing up, she collected herself and cried out for help.

“ELITE GUARDS, ATTACK!” she cried out, and those familiar camo-covered guards appeared out of nowhere. Matthew and Rainbow were surrounded.

Suddenly, multiple guards fell as they were shot down by beams of purple magic. Matthew and Rainbow turned to see Twilight firing away at the guards. Soon after, Pinkie pulled out her party cannon. To Matthew’s own surprise, the cannon did quite a number on the guards. Rarity stayed back with Fluttershy as Applejack started to buck away at the guards. Matthew turned his gaze back to Celestia as he picked himself up.

Celestia cried out and charged at Matthew with her sword raised. He quickly stopped it with his tomahawk, pushed the blade aside, and jabbed at her with the top of his tomahawk, causing her to bleed slightly. She cried out again and unleashed a powerful beam of magic, sending Matthew flying into the air.

Matthew was quick to act though, turning into the eagle and soaring right into Celestia. Tackling her to the ground, he started to punch her in the face repeatedly. She quickly hit him in the face with her hoof, and blasted him with another beam of magic.

“GUARDS, KILL HIM!” A group of guards focused their attention on Matthew. There were ten in total. This would be child’s play.

Two guards with spears came at Matthew. As they went to stab him, he leaned back slightly, pulled the connected spears up with his tomahawk, and ducked under them. He quickly turned around, stabbed one guard in the face with his knife and chopped the other guard in the throat with his tomahawk, causing him to fall to the ground gagging. Matthew gripped the first guard’s spear with his tomahawk, sending it into the skull of the second guard.

“Two down, eight to go,” he said, as another guard wielding a sword lunged at him. Matthew quickly sheathed his tomahawk, caught the sword, and pulled it out of the guard’s magical grip. Matthew sliced the guard across the chest with the blade, then brought his knife across, and finally stabbed the sword straight through the guard’s skull, not even pulling out.

Two guards with axes rushed towards Matthew. One of them almost managed to chop Matthew’s head clean off, but he ducked down just in time. Matthew tumbled towards the guard, chopping him in the back of the neck with his tomahawk. As Matthew tried to strike the other guard, his tomahawk was caught, and the guard spun around and violently bucked Matthew in the stomach. One of the other sword wielders took advantage of this. Matthew just barely managed to dodge the attack, getting clipped on his shoulder.

Matthew quickly spun around and stabbed the guard in the head with his knife. Not losing any momentum, he brought his tomahawk up into the axe wielder’s chin in a reverse uppercut. Matthew could hear the guard’s jaw break as he drew his tomahawk out. While waiting for the other guards to strike, he looked at his handy work. Guards lay dead with holes in their skulls, slits in their throats, and blood pouring everywhere. Ponyville, once a place of happiness and joy, was now a place of pain, suffering, and death.

Before any of the guards even attacked, Matthew was struck once again by a powerful blast from Celestia. She started to charge as Matthew picked himself up. She was met by a powerful blast of confetti from Pinkie Pie’s party cannon.

“NOPONY HURTS MY BUDDY!” she screamed out as she violently bucked the remaining guards that were attacking Matthew.

“Thanks Pinkie,” Matthew said.

“Behind you!” she warned him. Matthew threw his tomahawk behind his back, catching the sword that was coming down on him. He used this to turn himself around and he drove his tomahawk into the guard’s neck. He then delivered two quick stabs in the skull with his bracer mounted blade. As Matthew delivered the second stab, a stream of blood shot out from the guard’s skull. Matthew simply smiled and regained himself, continuing to fight.

But, he was caught off guard when Pinkie was suddenly blasted back by Celestia.

“Pinkie!” he cried out, and he turned to Celestia. “God dammit, DON’T YOU DARE FUCKING HURT THEM!” He lunged at Celestia, sending her to the ground with a strike to the neck with his tomahawk. But she wasn’t fazed, and she blasted him in the gut as he stood over her. She quickly slapped his tomahawk out of his hand, far from his reach. She did the same to his knife, and finally blasted him over to where Fluttershy was.

Rarity had left to help the girls fight, leaving Fluttershy alone. She rushed to Matthew’s side. He wasn’t doing so good, and he had trouble getting up.

“Matthew, you need to get up! Please, Matthew get up!” she pleaded. He used all of his strength, but that last shot had done a lot of damage. Celestia stared them down.

“Prepare to die!” she cried out, starting to charge her horn. Matthew quickly pulled out his pistols and fired off five rounds, but none of them did anything to Celestia. Her power was simply deflecting the bullets. Matthew simply stared at Celestia, then turned to Fluttershy.

“What do we do?” she asked him. He smiled softly and looked into her eyes. She started to whimper, understanding that he wanted to just let it all end. She accepted it, and just stared back into his eyes.

Celestia fired at Matthew and Fluttershy, but a voice cried out.

“NOOO!” It was Rainbow Dash. Everything went into slow motion as Rainbow flew straight into the path of the beam. Matthew turned to see her, and he was left shocked. The beam of magic pierced Rainbow Dash’s heart, and she sent flying into both Fluttershy and Matthew. She tumbled over the two, and just lied on the ground, motionless.

Matthew got up on all fours and stared at Rainbow Dash’s motionless body.

“RAINBOW!” Fluttershy cried out, snapping Matthew out of his trance. They both ran to Dash’s side. Matthew lifted her head and they both stared into her eyes.

“Dash, why did you do that?” he asked her.

“Hey, I couldn’t let my friends die now could I?” she started. She coughed up a bit of blood. “Besides, I’m the Element of Loyalty. That just shows you how loyal I am.” She continued to cough.

“Don’t you die on me Rainbow! Don’t you fucking die on me!” Matthew cried out.

“It’s okay Matt. Just make sure you keep Fluttershy safe. She’s my best friend, and I want what’s best for her. And Matt, you are what’s best for her. I love you guys. I…” but she couldn’t finish.

There, Rainbow Dash lied in Matthew’s arms, dead. Fluttershy began to cry like a fountain into Matthew’s chest. All Matthew could do was look at the dead mare in his arms. He felt tears coming on, but the feeling of sadness was quickly replaced by raging anger. Matthew placed Rainbow on the ground and stood up. Fluttershy looked at him.

“Matthew?” she asked, but he was gone. He violently growled, and suddenly, all of the markings on his body flashed. His eyes, which were once those of the eagle, were now black dots with purple centers. He growled once again, and turned to Celestia.

“CELESTIA!” he shouted to her. She simply stared him down with her own anger. Unaware, and not caring, for what was happening to Matthew, she fired off another beam at him. He shot both of his arms forward and unleashed a powerful blast of shadows. The beam was strong enough to overcome Celestia’s magic, and almost managed to hit her. She ducked out of the way and stared back at Matthew, shocked by what he had just done.

“Shadow Magic? How is this possible?”

“This isn’t Shadow Magic you bitch. This is POWER!” he shouted back to her.

He quickly unleashed four blasts of shadow bursts, two from each of his hands. Celestia managed to shoot down the first two and dodge the third, but the fourth hit its target. Celestia regained herself and flew into the air. She started to charge her horn, but was interrupted when Matthew lashed out and grabbed her with a shadow tendril. Knowing that Fluttershy was behind himself, Matthew did a full 360 degree spin, and slammed Celestia into the ground. She managed to pull herself out of the crater Matthew had made, but she was quickly grabbed once again by another tendril.

Matthew slammed Celestia into a light post, sending both her and the post to the ground. Using a familiar trick, Matthew grabbed the pole and slammed it into Celestia as she lay on the ground. She gathered herself and started to fire away at Matthew. He quickly blended with the shadows at his disposal. He moved directly under Celestia. He jumped up from the ground and sent her into the air. He reblended and moved back from where Celestia landed.

Gathering herself again, she flew up into the air and started to unleash powerful beams at Matthew. He dodged the first two and flew in towards her with his eagle powers. Changing back, he formed a ball of shadows on his fist. He slammed Celestia into the ground, and flew over to another location. He used his powers to send Celestia into the air. He grabbed her with a shadow tendril, pulled her in, and slammed into the ground with a powerful elbow to the back of her neck.

Celestia was now really in trouble. Her power was failing her. She managed to quickly avoid Matthew’s knee as he brought it down onto the ground. She set a good distance between herself and Matthew.

“Elite guards, attack Matthew! Forget the other ponies!” she cried out.

“YES! COME YOU FOOLS, AND FACE THE POWER OF THE SHADOWS!” Matthew cried out. Ten more guards rushed Matthew. He simply laughed at their efforts. Before the first four could even get close, Matthew sent his shadows through the ground. Directly under the four guards, spikes shot out from the ground, impaling the guards. Matthew took it a step further, having the spikes form arches which sliced the guards in half. Blood, intestines, and everything else on the inside of those guards spilled out onto the ground. Matthew simply laughed loudly at his handy work.

Six more guards remained. Matthew knew what to do to handle these guys. Suddenly, six Shadow Wolves formed, three on either side of Matthew.

“Shadow Wolves,” he started, raising his hand. “KILL!” On that note, the wolves lunged at the remaining guards, one for each wolf. The shadow creatures ate away at the guards, ripping out chunks of flesh. Matthew watched as one of the wolves ate away at one of the guard’s eyes. Another wolf tore off both of the front legs of another guard. The streets of Ponyville had become a pool of blood and guts. Something inside made Matthew love it.

“What is this? What is this Dark Magic!?” Celestia cried out, as the wolves disappeared.

“This is no magic Celestia! This is simply the powers of the shadows!” he responded. He sent out a powerful burst of shadows at Celestia, sending her flying into a building. Matthew sent his shadows into the ground, causing the ground to crack. Celestia was just quick enough to move out of the way as a wave of spikes shot up from the ground, blowing the building to pieces. No ponies were inside the building at the time, but Matthew could have cared less at the moment.

“Oh no you don’t!” he cried out, and he whipped Celestia to the ground with another tendril. She slowly lifted herself up, but she was getting weaker.

“I WILL TEAR THE FLESH FROM YOUR BONES FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE CELESTIA!” Matthew cried out, and he raised her up from the ground with the shadows. Six tendrils shot out from the ground beneath Celestia, grabbing onto each of her hooves and both of her wings. Matthew made sure that the tendrils were holding her tight. He could tell as she cringed with pain that they were.

He sent out two tendrils, one from each of his hands, to recover his weapons. His tomahawk flew into his right hand, and his knife flew into his left hand. He turned his knife back to its bracer mounted position. He slid the blade out and walked up to Celestia, chuckling evilly.

Standing right in front of Celestia, he drove his hidden blade into her neck and gripped her by the throat with his hand. He pulled her head closer to his and spoke softly, but menacingly, to her.

“I bet this isn’t the way you thought this would have gone. I bet that you weren’t prepared to die today were you? Celestia, I’ve been prepared to die since the day I saved Fluttershy! You have been living it easy! You thought yourself above me because you have your great and powerful magic! But now you see how your magic fails you against the power of the shadows! And now, you will die!” He stared into Celestia’s eyes with an evil stare.

“Requiescat in pace,” he softly said, raising his tomahawk into the air.

“STOP!” a voice cried out.

Matthew turned to see Fluttershy standing in front of Rainbow Dash’s body, covered in tears. Matthew breathed heavily and violently, almost hyperventilating. But, he suddenly felt a sense of calmness overflow his anger. His eyes reverted back to being those of the eagle, and his grip on Celestia’s throat eased off. He slid his blade out of her throat, slid the blade back onto the bracer, and lowered his tomahawk. He looked back to Fluttershy, who was still crying.

“Matthew, please! There has been enough death already. Please, stop this,” she said still crying. Matthew’s shadows hadn’t disappeared, and he wasn’t going to let Celestia go until he was ready to. She started to gag and choke on her own blood, but she wouldn’t die from it. Matthew hadn’t sent his blade too far into her throat.

“Fluttershy…” he said. “I… I don’t know what…” He was at a loss for words. He had let his anger overcome his sense of good. The Darkness had even said that anger didn’t mix with the shadows. Matthew now saw the outcome of that.

“Please Matthew. I just want to leave.” Fluttershy couldn’t stop crying. The rest of the girls were at her side. Matthew now realized that they had all witnessed what he had just done as well. Matthew looked at his hands, which were now covered in blood. He looked at the back of his hands and saw the markings were slightly smoking now. Matthew gathered himself and looked back at Celestia. He stared into her eyes.

“Now you listen to me Celestia, and you listen good. You are going to stop hunting them,” he started, pointing to the ponies. “You can hunt me all you fucking want, but you are NOT going to hunt them down any longer. You will let them return to their lives here in Ponyville, unhindered by your guards or yourself. When I leave, you are going to fix all of this. I expect you to think long and hard on what you’ve done, because I’m not sure if you’ve realized it yet, but you just killed the Element of Loyalty. You just killed Rainbow Dash, my… our friend. I hope you got all of that.” He released Celestia from his shadow grip. “Now get out!”

Celestia slowly stood up and started Matthew in the eyes. She was still coughing slightly, but she was able to speak.

“Very well. The girls may resume their lives here. Just know that I do not care what powers you have Matthew. I will hunt you down until you are dead. The girls can have their lives back. All I need is yours.” Her horn flashed, and everything around in Ponyville was fixed. The library, the building Matthew had destroyed, everything. The dead guards still remained however.

“I’ll let you leave through the pool of blood that you created. I will give you three more months to live. After that Matthew, I will be coming for you again.” She turned and walked away. Moments later, she vanished, along with all of her remaining guards.

Matthew turned to the girls, but he didn’t walk over to them. How could he? He was standing in the blood of at least 20 guards. He thought of himself as a monster the day he killed those two men. Now, he truly had just unleashed a monster. He fell to his knees and started to cry. The girls didn’t even move. That was, until Fluttershy stepped up to him. She put her hoof on his shoulder.

“Shhhh, there, there, it’s okay. I’m here for you Matthew.”

“No. No! Don’t you get it?! I’m a fucking monster!” he shouted back.

“NO YOU ARE NOT!” Fluttershy shouted. Matthew was actually surprised by her tone. Fluttershy backed away slightly.

“I-I’m sorry. But, Matthew, you are not a monster. Celestia killed Rainbow Dash. For that, I can never forgive her. And what you did, well, it wasn’t exactly very good either. But, you did it because you loved Rainbow. She was your friend, your best friend. She was mine too. I loved her Matthew like a sister, and I think you did too. Nopony could ever replace her. Now, don’t you think our sister deserves a proper burial?” Matthew looked up into Fluttershy’s eyes.

“Yeah, I guess you’re right.” Fluttershy held Matthew close as they embraced each other. “It’s just… nothing will be the same without her.”

“I know Matthew. I know.” They continued to cry.

Once they had finished, they walked over to Rainbow Dash’s body where the rest of the girls had been. They all held each other in a close embrace. Matthew never wanted to let any of those ponies go. He just wanted to cry and forget. He had seen enough death for one lifetime.

Author's Notes:

Now this was a fun chapter to write. From writing Matthew's rage, to the succinct death of Rainbow Dash (yes, she is seriously dead, sorry to disappoint), and just the chapter in general, this was fun. To think I wrote this all in one go, barely taking a break. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter.