The night had long since fallen, and Luna's shining moon hung high in the sky, Lyra lay awake that night, too riled up by the day's events to focus on sleeping, even with Bonbon softly breathing right next to her. It had been several weeks since the humans were permanently banished from Equestria, and she had been sad to hear that she wouldn't be seeing them again... but, oh, how delicious it had been to rub it in the faces of all those naysayers! Humans actually existed!
But she was still sad that they were gone... she would have loved to speak with them some more, maybe even get involved in that weird game of theirs and use real human objects! She heard a shuffle in the treeline outside, and stealthily exited her bed to see out the window.
It was the humans! The humans had returned!
Slowly opening the window, she quickly crawled outside and followed them to their meeting point. In a small alley behind Ponyville, a small group of them gathered, no doubt to continue their insane game of war within the unsuspecting streets and alleys of Ponyville in the midst of the night.
Lyra quickly crawled in behind them. If they noticed her, they paid no mind.
"Hey, guys... can I join?"
Then, in the blink of an eye, she appeared out in the clearing where she saw them earlier that day... except it was different. She stood immobile among them, and she looked down to see herself wearing that same blue uniform that the other four humans were wearing, as well as the fanciful mask that they all boasted.
Player Lyra Heartstrings has joined the game.
The End... or is it?