"Where are we?"

Twilight stared at the door in front of her. It was shining in brightly that she can't really stare at it for that long.  Everything around her, along with the floor was black, dotted with star-like lights. She can't see the floor she's stepping on, there probably isn't one. But for some reason she stayed afloat.

They'd been here for a while now. Minutes? An hour? Twilight couldn't remember.

"What is this place?" Fluttershy asked in a timid voice. "Everything is so, dark"

Rarity looked around, with the same confusion in her face. "Well, the last thing I remember is us battling with Grogar, then suddenly, we're here! Twilight darlin, do you have any idea where we are?"

"Ooh, ooh, a guessing game," Pinkie Pie said, jumping up and down. "Uhm, is this a stellarium? Oh, are we in outer space? Ooh, ooh is this a party room?"

"I'm afraid none of your guesses are correct, miss Pinkie."

Twilight and the other girls spun around, trying to see where the voice was coming from. "Who-who are you?"

The voice chuckled. "Oh, I'm sorry, let me show you who I am."

A shadow suddenly passed over the ponies in the room. In front of them, the shadow formed into a pony, or at least he shaped like one. His face was nothing but a skeleton, a cloak draped over his whole body. A scythe floated beside him. He approached the girls.

"I am, as you ponies would call, Death."

Rainbow and Applejack laughed after what 'Death', said. Applejack snorted, "Yeah, the next thing you'll be saying is that we're dead."

"But you are, Applejack, all of you died from Grogar's spell."

All of them fell silent. Their minds were still processing the news they just heard. Even Twilight was in shock. Dead? she thought.

Finally, Applejack spoke up. "So, you mean to tell is that we hit the bucket while fighting Grogar? Does that mean that Grogar won?"

Twilight can't really make out Death's face, but she thought she saw him smile a bit. "No, Grogar died from the spell your elements created against him, but alas, he was able to take you with him."

"So what do we do now?"

Death pointed his Scythe at the door. "You pass through and go to the Afterlife."

"Wait, so you mean that beyond that door, is the Afterlife. Where all the ponies that passed away are?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"That is correct."

Fluttershy raised her hoof. "Uhm, excuse me? Is there anyway that we could go back? To the living world I mean."

Death shook his head. "I'm afraid that you have no choice Fluttershy. Either the Afterlife or wander in this room forever"

Silence filled the room once more. Finally, Applejack broke the silence, "Death, is my parents there?"

Twilight could swear she saw Death grin. "Yes Applejack, along with your Grampa, and everyone else."

Twilight turned to the girls, "Well, I guess we have no choice but to pass through. Now that I think about it, it would be nice to rest after all the things we've been through. And I think we'll find that peace in the afterlife."

Rainbow smiled, "Well, as long as we're together, I don't mind crossing to the Afterlife. As long as we're together"

"Yeah, it would be sooo exciting, I get to see Granny Pie again!" Pinkie chimed in.

"As long as I'm with you darlings," Rarity said.

"Yeah, I'm in"

"Same here"

They all hugged each other, and Twilight can't help but smile. "Alright we all pass through the door together" They walked towards the door. "Okay girls, on three. One, two, three!"

They all closed their eyes and stepped towards the portal. Yet something blocked Twilight. She opened her eyes. She tried passing through again only to fail. She frantically tried to get in, to no avail. She looked at Death. "Death! What's the meaning of this?"

Death stared at her, and suddenly stepped back. "Wait, you're an alicorn? You're a princess?"

"Yes, why?"

"I'm sorry Twilight, but I have to send you back to the Living World." His scythe glowed as he waved it around.

"But you said that's the only place we could go through! You said we were all dead!"

Death shook his head. "Sorry Princess, but there's a rule about the Afterlife. Everyone can go in..."

A black ray hit Twilight. As she felt herself disappear, she heard Death mutter.

"But Princesses are not included"