19th E-Book: Truth Removes the Chains and Slaps on the Cuffs [Visual]

[magicalrealist]

I was in on Zetta's plan the whole time. I let myself be captured to play the role needed of me...and while I'm not proud of it, I still lied to all of you. I made you worry and I deceived you. I couldn't tell anyone, but that doesn't excuse what I did.

My word might not mean much, if anything, anymore, but...I'm sorry.

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[Private]

[caneattheseapples]

I'm not angry Twilight.

Just kind of disappointed.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

You know what? Buck it, I can't bring myself to get angry anymore.

You and the other Twiley, my house, ten minutes. Lemonade and haycookies. And we'll talk like reasonable mares on how dumb plans are.

[noxequus]

Oh, splendid. We were actually worried that you had gotten soft and pathetic in your time with Pollo.

You could have defeated Zetta easily alone, much less with Rarity at your side.

[ceasetoexist]

Dunno what you're apologizing for, seemed hysterical how much you scared the crap out of a bunch I the other horses here.

Kinda sad I missed mos of it, I gotta admit.

[Private]

[ponymechanic]

Let me guess. Princess Celestia forced you into the plan too, right?

I'm not angry at you at all. I'm more upset that Princess Celestia doesn't seem to trust any of us or Princess Twilight. I'm not even sure she trusts anyone other than her sister that's native to here.

[etranger]

Although the background of the scroll shows Mako's house, the one on the scroll is not Mako.

It's Kamen Rider.

Yes. The meerkat.

"A little tip, grasshopper: any plan that involves you being captured? 'Sa bad plan."

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[meltsicecastles]

Now that we're all done diving into the sun, I accept your apology.

But do tell me, when will CELESTIA deign to let us mere mortals know what's going on? I'm not angry at you, or even at Zetta. But the Bright Sun should know better.

[like_a_dragon]

Wow, and another person in charge reveals that they were lying.

I'm getting really sick and tired of this.

[ponycure_dream]

[A sigh]

Really?

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[appletastic]

[She's still a little visibly frayed around the edges, uncertain.]

I've always known you to do the right thing, Twi.

So it's not you so much that I'm angry with. It's the whole fool plan. All us farmponies and our friends worked ourselves to the bone for an emergency that was all a lie. My family thought we were doomed.

I thought you were doomed. And now I don't know what to do.

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[strengthinkindness]

It's...okay, Twilight.

[It kind of wasn't okay, this wasn't the first time Twilight and the Princesses had kept them in the dark won't be? She still wasn't sure how this works.]

The plan may not have been the...greatest idea, but...you all did what you thought was best...Maybe...next time something less...dangerous?

[raging_she_demon]

Hey, you did what you had to do. Gotta admit that it took me by surprise but you and the princesses had your reasons. So no hard feelings.

[It's not like she was one to talk about deception anyways, so...]

[gigglesnortpriestess]

I'm not angry with you Twilight. I can understand why things did happen and I'll admit that it stung a bit. But we can't hold onto that anger, instead try to do something about it.

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[soulofblue]

I'd have liked a heads-up on the kidnapping thing.

[Pollo has always tried very hard to police his own negative emotions - he thinks of them as a backdoor for Mechakara to sneak through. But Mechakara's not here anymore. So that means he's allowed to be at least a little annoyed, right?]

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[adandyinspace]

I can't believe you made me feel a feeling. Not cool, purple horse. Not. Cool.

[It's not cool.]

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[wizardofharmony]

I understand the need for deception in drawing out the self-styled Calice. I just don't understand thy reasons for doing so.

I don't fault thy methods, just thy aims.

[marearcana]

How did I not realize you heard from Zetta instead of Princess Celestia? It makes too much sense now that I know that.