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// Epilogue 
// Story: Rediscovering Equinox 
// by Prince Polaris 
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"Okay, I'm ready!" Chirped Lunimere.   Fluttershy grinned, saying, "Awesome!" As she fluttered her wings.  The two mares had become good friends ever since Lunimere's return, and by proxy, Polaris had become better friends with Silver as well.   The four ponies were going on a picnic for the two month anniversary of their landing on Equinox, and Fluttershy was the one carrying the food, even though she was the only one who wouldn't be eating anything.   There was no arguing with the sole remaining element though, so she held the basket on her back as they headed out into the forest.

Not only was the Lunar City being rebuilt, but some of the batponies had been building more traditioinal treehouses!   One of them in particular had a wonderful view of the ships and the two cities, and Fluttershy had promised an actual truckload of treehouse supplies if the owner of the house let them have it for the night.   She planned to send the truck over anyway, and the stallion who owned the house wouldn't have even asked her to pay him, but it worked out anyway.

It was quite the climb, though...   Lunimere told Polaris "No shortcuts~" at the bottom, and Fluttershy only needed to look at Silver with a grin to convey the same message, and the two mares giggled as they followed their husbands upwards.  At the top, Lunimere was happy to find a table and four chairs already set up, and she pushed Polaris into one of them so she could sit next to him.   Flutters and Silver took the other two, and the AI set down all of the food they'd brought, cuddling up to Silver's side once she was done.

"You know, I can't believe that we're all still here just because of you and me" Silver said, smiling towards Polaris.   "Says the one I carried out of Sparkle Labs..." Fluttershy said, smirking at him a little.   Lunimere gently poked Polaris, saying, "I hope you don't think that I'm not the one who saved us~" She said, poking his snout with her sandwich before she took a bite of it.   Polaris snorted, saying, "Oh, I don't even wanna think of what would've happened if you hadn't helped me sort that magic out...", and he nuzzled her softly once he finished.

Fluttershy turned her eyes to the sunset as the other three kept eating...   Silver didn't talk much while eating, and Polaris and Lunimere were talking to each other.  But she didn't mind.  She wanted to watch the sunset, and a mixed expression of sadness and happiness spread across her snout as she let her mind wander.   

She couldn't help but wonder if Twilight was there with her, hovering off to one side like Lunimere had done with Polaris for so many years.