Disclaimer 1: I do not own "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic," or its characters. They are properties of Hasbro Studios and the Hub.
Disclaimer 2: The story "Bitterness," belongs to PLC the CD
Disclaimer 3: The story "A Canterlot Wedding Aftermath," belongs to Black Kyurem of .net
To my fellow Readers and Bronies,
As many of you have already known by now, this past Sunday was the one year anniversary of the season 2 finale "A Canterlot Wedding." Whether you liked it or hated it, this was without a doubt one of the best episodes not just of season 2, but also of the entire show. The story was spot on, the music was spot on and the characters were spot on. But, while I enjoyed the episode as much as the next person, there was one scene in particular that made a lot of us feel very uncomfortable. Towards the end of the first half of the episode which takes place at the wedding rehearsal, Twilight is trying to warn her friends, her brother, Shining Armor and Princess Celestia that the pony known as Princess Cadance, her former foal sitter and Celestia's niece was not who she really was. In response to her behavior, Shining Armor revokes Twilight of her Best Mare position and says that she shouldn't even come to the wedding at all. Her friends and Princess Celestia follow suit, but not before Celestia sternly telling Twilight in an ice cold voice that she had a lot to think about.
What made this really stand out was that none of Twilight's friends and confidants apologized to her for this ludicrous behavior towards her. Although Applejack apologized to Twilight and that she said that it wasn't their fault since they were all fooled by Queen Chrysalis, it still wasn't enough to make this a full apology. Even the apology in disguises by Celestia and Shining Armor were good, but not good enough. I had actually seen other fanfics based on this scene range from Twilight expressing her anger towards her friends ("Bitterness") to having her suffer from Post Trumatice Stress Disorder ("A Canterlot Wedding Aftermath"). While these stories are very effective, I believe that Twilight and her friends would have to meet and make up in the most calm and simplest way possible.
Now, I know that it was time compressed, but at least there could have been a scene where Twilight gets a full apology from everyone at different times. That is basically the main focus of this fanfiction and when it is completed, I hope it strikes the minds of Bronies who were cheated of reconciliation between Twilight and those closest to her. I hope my story can give a sense of closure to those who were cheated of an apology scene in the episode.
But for now, enjoy my story called "The Canterlot Healing Process."
Respectfully yours,
TwilightSparkle3562