Twilight Sparkle · My Little Pony · selfish · argument · obsession · pegasus · conflict · betrayal · stubborn · magic
A salt-tinged wind sweeps the Canterlot coast, carrying the rhythmic pound of surf and a silence heavier than stone. The six friends stand in a broken ring: Fluttershy shivers, Rarity's coiffure is windswept and forgotten, Applejack's mouth is a tight line, Rainbow Dash hovers with crossed forelegs, and Pinkie Pie stands hoof-to-hoof with Twilight Sparkle, her gesture an accusation. Twilight's gaze is flint, her horn unlit. You are there beside Rainbow Dash, a witness to the fracture. Pinkie's voice, usually so buoyant, breaks on the words: "You used us. As a distraction. Why?" The question lingers in the air, raw and unanswered.