My Little Pony: Hatred Is Ruin *Me and Kurimugan!*

[Godzillawolf]

Twilight Sparkle looked through the book in front of her, then to the tiny apple tree sappling that Applejack had provided her, checking the reading again. "Ok, let's try this..." she said, concentraiting, her horn lighting up as well as the tree. She concentraited a little more, causing the tree to begin to change shape...before the spell messed up and somehow lit the tree on fire. The young unicorn let out a scream and ran, getting a bucket of water and dumping it on the flaming tree.

"How did that even happen?" asked Twilight, bewildered. "It was just a topiary spell..." she stated, looking at the charred tree in complete confusion. "Rarity makes it look so easy..." she muttered...before the tree burst into flames AGAIN somehow. Twilight let out another scream. "Spike! Water! Quick!" she yelled.

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Scootaloo sighed, looking at the little dress that Rarity was constructing around her, then to Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom, who were in the exact same predictament. "Why are we doing this again? We already tried getting our Cutie MArks this way!"

"It's a favor to Rarity is all," replied Apple Bloom. "Plus, we owe her for all that fabric we made off with for the talent show..." she explained, feeling a bit guilty about that still. After all, it wasn't exactly the most upstanding thing to do.

Rarity stitched a little on Scootaloo's dress. "I really do appreciate this, and I'm sorry to ask it of you," she explained. "But I got a big order for young filly dresses and I lack a proper modeling dummy for that size. Opal was the closest thing I had and last time I tried to use her for a model, I needed Fluttershy to coax her off my back..." she stated, cringing at the memory, though she knew Sweetie Belle loved to help her work anyway, and this was something she could help with without risking destroying half the shop.

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Fluttershy looked down at a group of rabbits that had, once again, been causing Applejack grief by running off with apples from the farm. "Now you put those back right now, young men," she castized in her motherly tone. The rabbits refused at first. "Don't make me use the stare," she warned, causing them to reconsider and return the apples to Applejack. "Now say you're sorry," Fluttershy said, keeping her eyes on them until they gave a halfhearted apology.

Fluttershy then looked up at Applejack. "I'm really sorry, Applejack. If I'd know they'd been causing you so much trouble, I'd have kept a better eye on them," said the shy little Pegasus softly.

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Luna waited in the royal palace's room for the two princesses for her older sister. They normally did their best to keep the mornings and evenings free so they could spend time together, since Celestia ruled during the day and Luna the night, they were normally asleep most of the time the other was awake. After the sun and moon had been properly switched, they spent some time together before one had to go to sleep and the other to go about their royal duties.

Luna yawned and began fiddling around with a stuffed animal, still being relatively young in mind and body despite being over a 1000 years old. Nightmare Moon had been largely dominate during that time, pretty much leaving Luna as mature as she had been a milliania ago. Still, being a little childish didn't mean she wasn't intelligent enough to do her royal duties and had about as much to do every night as her sister during the day.

 

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Spike lazily walked over to Twilight Sparkle with a small, steel pail of water, with just enough to water the burning sapling. "If you keep that up Twilight, the tree is not gonna make it..." Spike walked over to the sparking plant and splashed the water over it. "Read more books about life, and less about magic, Twilight." he advised.

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Sweetie Belle was staring into blank space for several seconds and asked "Why are we here?..." as she was wandering aimlessly through Rarity's dress shop. The other two fillies, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom stared at Sweetie Belle with slight irritation of her slowness and low attentiveness.

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Applejack smiled at Fluttershy's kindness and looked at her. "Them apples aren't all I care about, sugar cube." Applejack picked an apple off the dry ground and gave one to Fluttershy's Rabbit, Angel. "Y'all can come here 'n take 's many apples as y'all needs as long as they'd fallen off the ol' tree."

Applejack could see in the rabbit's eyes that she was grateful for the apple and Angel shared with the other white rabbits surrounding the dark red fruit.

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Celestia walked into her and her sister's room, waiting patiently for her younger sister to assist her in changing the time-of-day. "I apologize. My faithful student sent me quite a few letters regarding friendship and its benefits." Princess Celestia honestly stated. "As a result, the day-time will be slightly longer than normal unless you alter it immediately."

 

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Twilgiht sighed, nodding. "Yeah, maybe you're right..." she said, realizing she really hadn't done a good job at caring for the tree since she'd gotten it. It was a gift from Applejack after all. "I really should take better care of it, Applejack loves her trees and intrusted me with this one..." she stated, feeling bad now that she'd treated the little tree like a test subject. She used her magic to preen off some of the dead and burned branches. "I just really would like to learn that topiary spell Rarity used that one time..." she explained, frustration in her voice. "...Maybe we should go ask Rarity about how she did it," she suggested, remembering afterwards about Spike's crush on the other unicorn in the group.

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Scootaloo rolled her eyes slightly. "We're here to help your sister, remember?"

Rarity continued making the dress. "Sweetie Belle, while you're up do you mind feeding Opal for me?" she asked, not wanting to neglect her cat while working. She did love that cat very much and didn't like being so caught up in her work she couldn't care for her. She then floated a diamond over and placed it in Scootaloo's dress. "Ah, there we go, that was just what it needed. Alright, Apple Bloom, your turn," she said, Apple Bloom taking Scootaloo's place so the young Pegasus could rest.

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Fluttershy smiled. "Than you Applejack..." she said softly, watching the rabbits share, something she always enjoyed seeing. She then looked back to Applejack. "Still, I'm glad to be able to help in anyway I can..." she replied, looking around the farm slowly. "...Applejack, how is Winona doing by the way?" she inquired, always checking in on her friends pets, since that was kind of her job to make sure the animals around town were healthy.

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Luna nodded, getting up and running out to the balcony, slowly adjusting her part of the cycle to set things right. She looked back to Celestia. "...Twilight Sparkle, you mean," she said, smiling lightly, before looking out into the distence, towards Ponyville. "I like her...she appreciates the night so much...and I've read her letters too, they're great, sister," she commited. "...I just kind of wish I could make more friends, but between being princess and well..." she said, a remorseful look entering her face. "Not everyone has forgived me for what Nightmare Moon did," she said, her and Celestia NEVER refering to her and Nightmare Moon as the same entity, for her sake, as Nightmare Moon had been a completely different personality. "...Do you think Twilight and her friends forgive me?"

 

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Spike blushed after Twilight had mentioned Rarity and jumped excitedly in the air. "I needed to talk to her anyway, so let's go!" Shortly after landing, he attempted at dragging Twilight Sparkle to Rarity's shop by her purple tail. However, because Twilight was so much more massive than Spike, the only movement the little dragon could cause on the Unicorn was the resistance she was giving Spike during the tug. "C'mon, Twilight!! I need to talk with Rarity!!"

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Sweetie Belle wandered over to the Cabinet where Rarity kept Opalescence' food and clumsily brought it over to her. "Enjoy your food, Kitty!", Sweetie Belle exclaimed in a caring tone to the white Persian Cat.

Shortly afterward, Sweetie Belle had forgotten she had fed her sister's cat and picked her up.

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"Winona's Ay-Okay!", Applejack exclaimed. Just thinking about her dog made Applejack want to visit her. "Y'all wanna see 'er?", Applejack asked Fluttershy. "I betcha she'd love y'all's company!"

Winona barked and ran to Applejack instead of Applejack holding the burden of finding her dog. Applejack had been spending her time with her pony friends instead of focusing on her Border Collie which caused Winona to start licking her face. "Hey! Hey! Ah missed ya too!"

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"Luna, I would say that they'd all forgive you." Princess Celestia glanced over at her sister. "Twilight Sparkle has some very forgiving friends you know."

 

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Twilight smiled lightly and used her magic to float Spike onto her back along with the little apple tree. "Alright, let's go..." she said, heading out towards Rarity's shop. "I do need to figure this out, I can't go around accidentally lighting trees on fire, Rarity at least knows this trick already..." she explained, heading ahead. "So, what do you need to talk to her about?"

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Rarity continued to work on the dresses and finished with Apple Bloom. "Sweetie Belle, it's your turn, please come here."

Apple Bloom jumpped down, she and Scootaloo looking at the dresses they'd modeled. "I hope no one sees me like this..." said Scootaloo, embarassed.

"Now that's no way to talk, you look fabulious," replied Rarity, getting ready. "I've got three more dresses left to do, so I'll need you two again. Come on, Sweetie Belle, it's your turn."

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Fluttershy smiled lightly, petting the little Border Collie's head. "Hello, Winona, you're looking healthy," she said, giving the dog a bit of a look over to check her out. "You're doing a good job with her, Applejack," she commented, smiling. The little dog was beautiful, she could tell her friend had done an excellent job with her. "Such a sweet dog," she praised, petting the Winona again.

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Luna nodded, looking up to her sister. "I know...their friendship is amazing, I felt it when Nightmare Moon got hit with the Elements Of Harmony..." she explained, remembering when she'd been restored to normal. "...It felt wonderful after 1000 years of only having Nightmare Moon to keep me company...that was so terrible...she kept telling me that...that you didn't love me because you did that to me...she hated you so much," she continued, this being the first time she'd talked about her imprisonment and looking rather upset at the memory. "I knew she was wrong...that it hurt you so much to do something like that to me...I'm sorry I put you through that, sister...I should've listened to you before Nightmare Moon took control of me when you were trying to talk some sense into me..."

 

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Spike began to blush. "You see..." He looked behind at the road moving away from him. "I... Just want to talk to her. She seems smart." Spike turned back around to face Twilight Sparkle's mane again, sweating in embarrassment.

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Sweetie Belle walked over to her Sister Rarity and smiled. "Opal is a nice kitty, sis."

Sweetie Belle sat down in front of Rarity and saw Opalescence at the corner of her eye. "You should make her a dress some time soon."

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Applejack smiled as she spoke to Fluttershy, "She can be a rascal sometimes, but Ah'll always love 'er."

Winona Barked as she saw Rainbow dash flying through the clouds, keeping them in control.

Applejack waved at Rainbow Dash but wasn't noticed because she was more focused on her stunts.

Applejack was forced to yell at Rainbow Dash to get her attention. "Hey! Cm'ere!"

Rainbow Dash landed on a cloud for a moment and finally noticed Applejack's waving. She then landed in Applejack's ranch.

Applejack greeted Rainbow Dash with a warm smile. "Hey, how've you been?"

Rainbow Dash smirked, "I just recently pulled off another Sonic Rainboom." She looked over at Fluttershy. "Did you see my awesome stunt?"

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Princess Celestia looked down and closed her eyes. "I forgive you... You had no control of those events."

She opened her eyes, "I hope that doesn't happen again."

Celestia looked at her guilty sister. "Twilight and her friends proved to have an unbreakable friendship."

Celestia glanced out her window. "Nothing can stand in their way."

 

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Twilight smiled lightly. "It's alright, remember, you told me how you feel about her," she said, giving him a kind smile. "She is smart though. I just hope she isn't too caught up in her work to help, that happens to her from time to time," she pointed out as they arrived at the dress shop.

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Rarity smiled nerviously. "Yes...maybe," she said, hestitantly. She loved Opal, of course, but the cat didn't like getting dressed up. She started making a dress around her little sister's frame when the door openned. "Oh, hello Twilight," she saw, looking over and seeing the other unicorn out of the corner of her eye.

"Hello, Rarity," said Twilight, looking at the Cutie MArk Crusaders. "And hello, my little ponies," she said, using the same greeting as always with the little ones. She then looked to Rarity. "Hey Rarity, do you think you could help me with that topiary spell if you get the chance? I tried it myself and...well..." she said, moving to show the still somewhat burnt apple tree.

Rarity paused and looked, then blinked. "Oh dear, darling, you really do need help," she said, somewhat in disbelief.

Scootaloo laughed a little. "That's even worse than when we tried being Cutie Mark Crusader Firefighters," she commented.

Apple Bloom shook her head. "No, I don't think so. After all, we were supposed to put the tree out, not light the one next to it on fire...." she said, then noticed a shadow move from both the older ponies and out the door. She rubbed her eyes with her hooves. "Did you guys all see that?"

Scootaloo blinked lightly, looking around. "See what?"

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Fluttershy nodded. "Yes...it was really good, Rainbow Dash," she said in her normal soft tone. "You're always really good at them, even back in flight school..." she said, none of the three noticing shadows move from each of them and then off towards Canterlot. "I'm honestly confused where those bullies got the nickname Rainbow Crash from, to me it doesn't make any sense..."

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Likewise, a shadow moved from Pinkie Pie, heading off the same as others.

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Luna nodded silently, walking over to Celestia. "...Could I write a letter to them?" she asked, pleadingly. "I...I want to thank them for freeing me...for stopping me from doing those awful things...I just would really like to..."

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Outside the palace, the six shadows approached under a shadowy figure with glowing red eyes in a tattered black cloak, red smoke billowing from the figure. "It's time, this will be such fun," he said, smirking as his eyes lit up brighter. He slowly approached the door to the building.

"Halt! Identify yourself," said the guards, taking poisition.

The being chuckled. "This will be fun," he said, slowly approaching them.

 

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Spike was so infatuated, he could hardly speak to Rarity about his feelings about her. "Rarity, I... Well..."

Sweetie Belle was confused about how Spike couldn't speak correctly. "Do you need to see a doctor er something?"

Spike was more focused on Rarity than to even notice Sweetie Belle's question.

Sweetie Belle felt like yelling, but asked Rarity "Sis, are all dragons like this?"

The little white pony glanced back at Spike for a moment. "He's weird..."

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"C'mon Fluttershy! It's me." Rainbow Dash's ego was getting the best of the mostly blue pegasus, "Of course it was good!"

Applejack had a slightly unamused facial expression that fled quickly. "Ah wonder what that Pinkie Pie's doin'..." she spoke to herself.

Rainbow Dash listened to Applejack's spoken thoughts and looked at her. "Probably laughing without us."

Applejack looked at Fluttershy, "Wanna visit Pinkie Pie?"

Applejack looked in the direction of Pinkie's house, "I reckon she has fun in store for y'all."

Rainbow Dash unfolded her wings, "See ya there!!"

The multicolored pegasus was gone before Fluttershy nor Applejack could blink.

Applejack looked at Fluttershy, "Looks like we don't have a choice..."

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Pinkie Pie was outdoors, skipping happily as she saw Rainbow Dash land in front of her. "Hell-oooo, Rainbow Dash!"

"Hey Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash smiled with the cheerful pink earth pony.

"Where are Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy at?"

"Lemme check...", Rainbow Dash flew away so quickly, Pinkie Pie didn't get an answer.

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Celestia smiled at her younger sister. "I think the six of them would greatly appreciate a thank you letter."

Celesia floated a pen and a scroll to her sister. "Make it thoughtful."

 

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"No, Sweetie Belle. Spike is just a very nice little dragon," explained Rarity, turning to the matter at hand. "I have no idea how you managed to do this with a topiary spell...then again, all unicorns mess up sooner or later..." she said, looking it over and beginning to describe the spell in more detail.

"I think I saw a shadow move wierd..." said Applejack, still looking in the direction it had gone in.

Scootaloo looked for a second. "I don't see anything, you must've been seeing things," she said, then looked to Sweetie Belle. "Did you see anything?"

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Fluttershy smiled. "Hello, Pinkie Pie," she said, looking at the energetic pink Earth Pony. "...Is Gummy alright?" she asked, not having much of an idea on how to make a conversation right now.

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Luna gave it thought and began to write:

Dear Twilight Sparkle and friends;

This is Princess Luna. I know we haven't had time to talk since I was freed and you don't know me very well. I've read all the letters Twilight has sent my sister and they're fascinating. I am very thankful to see friends like you growing together. Through her letters, I can see now why the Elements Of Harmony chose you six. I'm writing this letter because of that, if they hadn't chosen you, I'd still be Nightmare Moon..I don't know how I got like that, 1000 years is a very long time. But since I turned into Nightmare Moon, it was like she was another being altogether...I know my hatred and bitterness created her, but by the time I realized that, it was too late and I no longer had control over my body...I pray you will never know what that's like...Never the less, I'm so very sorry for everything I put you through as Nightmare Moon and all the pain and suffering I caused. I sincerely hope you all can find it in your hearts to forgive me...I know you'll all be at the Equinox Celebration and I hope we can meet and talk then. I meant to meet you at the Grand Galloping Gala, but by the time I'd finished raising the moon and stars for the night, you'd already gone and I took over the event for Celestia so she could come see you herself. Anyway, I hope we can talk sometime.

Princess Luna

She finished and looked it over before using her magic to wrap it with a blue ribbon and a lunar seal, her own identification, then send it away, after which it'd go through Spike like all of Celestia's letters. "Thank you, Tia...I can't wait to hear back from them."

 

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Spike shook his head and snapped out of his infatuation. "So Rarity, Twilight... *COUGH*"

The letter Princess Luna had sent came out of Spike's mouth in green flames. He caught the scroll and rushed over to Twilight Sparkle.

"A letter from Princess Luna?!" Spike's mouth gaped at the letter sent by Luna. "Twilight! You should read this!"

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Pinkie Pie made a contagious grin. "You should come over and see Gummy! I bet he misses everypony!"

Rainbow Dash quickly returned with Applejack holding some freshly picked apples.

"I hope y'all er hungry!" Applejack gave a bright red apple to each of the ponies.

Rainbow Dash immediately took a bite out of her best friend Applejack's apple.

Enjoying the taste she complemented the flavor. "You know, even I couldn't produce apples as good as yours!"

The complement Rainbow Dash gave Applejack caused Pinkie Pie to take an barely chewable bite. "Mmm! Thss ith delis-sh-ch!"

Applejack felt very proud and took a medium-sized bite herself. "Thank y'all fer the complements! Ah really appreciate 'em!"

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Princess Celestia smiled at her sister's grateful letter and closed her eyes. "They are quite a team, aren't they?"

Celestia reviewed all of Twilight's letters. "They have learned so much about friendship and fought so hard for their goals."

The princess of day closed the letter she read with her magic and thought about their safety and well-being.

 

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"Princess Luna?" asked Twilight, looking over at the scroll. "That's strange, we've never heard from her since we freed her from Nightmare Moon," she said, floating the letter up and openning it.

"What's it say, Twilight?" asked Rarity, curiousity overcoming her desire to get back to work.

Twilight smiled softly. "It's for all of us, we should get the others, then I can read it," she stated, feeling it was only right if she read it to all her friends at once."

Rairty sighed. "Alright...I've been working for a long time today, I should probably give my eyes a good rest," she replied. "Let's go see if we can't find the others, come on Sweetie Belle, you and your friends will need to come with us," she said, leading the way out with Twilight, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom following suit.

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Fluttershy smiled. "I guess he would," she said, thinking of Pinkie Pie's baby alligator. She was a little concerned by the fact Gummy didn't have teeth, but he'd lived well enough with her that she wasn't too worried. She then smiled as she looked to Applejack. "Thank you, Applejack," she said softly, biting into hers. "They're really good, your family always grows really good Apples..." she complimented, trying to be a bit more vocal, but as always having difficulty.

"Hello, everypony," said Twilight, walking up with Rarity.

"Hello, Twilight, hello Rarity," said Fluttershy, smiling to see all her friends together.

Apple Bloom smiled up at her sister. "Hey, sis, how you doing?"

Scootaloo ran over to Rainbow Dash, not saying anything at the moment but trying to stay close to her idol.

"I'm glad I found you all together in one place, I got a letter from Princess Luna for all of us," explained Twilight.

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Luna nodded. "...Like we did back then, when we were the holders of the Elements Of HArmony..." she said, smiling lightly. But before more could be said, a huge crash tore through the castle. "W-what was that?" asked Luna, scared and suprised. She ran to the balcony and gasped. "Sister! Come quick!" she called, now paniced. The guards outside the gate were flung in all directions and the gates themselves had been torn clean off their hinges and thrown in seperate directions like playthings.