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// Chapter 23: A Turn of Events 
// Story: Spacebound Equestria 
// by TheMajorTechie 
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	As quickly as it appeared, the light vanished, unseen to the naked eye. Celestia gently coughed, her sides heaving from the mental battlefield.

"Sister, please... wake up."

Celestia flopped over to the side. Slowly, she opened her eyes.

"Boop!"

"Tia!"

Luna giggled lightheartedly as she returned the poke to her sister. "Poke."

Suddenly, Twilight burst into the room. "Luna! I heard screaming! What happened?!"

"Just me waking my sister from a horrid dream, Twilight," replied Luna, "there's no need to worry."

Twilight sighed. "Ok, but don't forget, if things get crazy, you've got the Elements by your side."

Luna nodded as she turned back towards her sister. "Alright. I'll remember."

She softly nudged her sister once again, earning herself a mild "Eep!" from Celestia.

"Lulu, stop it."

Luna took her hoof off Celestia's face. "Fine, fine. Call me if you have trouble again." Luna began to make her way to the door.

"Wait--"

The sound of hoofsteps halted as Luna froze.

"Earlier, I got a call from the scientists back on ground base. They're not the only ones left."

Luna trotted back to Celestia. "You mean..."

"Yes, sister. The Crystal Ponies are indeed alive and well. And here, I had thought that they would've died."

"Alright," Luna replied, "I'll notify the rest of the ship's crew. Should we turn back?"

"Of course we should turn back, Lulu. We... we left them behind."

Luna turned back towards the door. "Ok. I'll tell them."

She continued out into the sprawling network of hallways that criss-crossed the cockpit. After taking a deep breath, she began to make her way towards the newscasting room.






Citizens of Equestria,


All about the ship, ponies stopped what they were doing, and immediately turned their focus to the announcement. It had become very rare for a shipwide announcement to be made, especially ones made by Princess Luna.


I am proud to say that on this day, we have found proof that Equestria is once again, habitable. Not too long ago, my sister, Celestia, had received a message from ground base. It wasn't just the usual "Oh hey lookie here it's a something" Sort of report. Oooohhh no. It was an alert. The scientists had come in contact with living Crystal ponies, meaning that even outside of the camp, there was still hope. The ponies had survived primarily off of scavenging the wastelands, but as of their latest update, they appear to be rebuilding Canterlot in hope of our return. Either that, or they just need to get out of the cold for once.


Sunset tapped on Luna's shoulder. "Uh, Princess?"

"Yes, Sunset?"

"I'm pretty sure that they did it mainly to get out of the cold."

Luna whispered to Sunset to avoid the crowd from hearing.

"I know that, I'm just trying to get the crowd's attention."

Luna turned back to the crowd. "As I was saying..."





Celestia snuggled her pillow tightly, absently mumbling into it's fluff.

"Oh Sombra... I miss you so, so much..."