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// Chapter 2: The Nightly Dilemma 
// Story: Cosmic Star's Quest of Equestria: The Moon Rising 
// by Mymolly123 
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Daytime in the royal library, 

Cosmic Star, levitating as many as 30 to 50 books as she researches; heavily sighs reading every book she picked. " I can't find anything...mm..no.."

Coming in the royal library, Princess Celestia walks in next to Cosmic Star, "Cosmo, there you are," Cosmic Star shockingly jumps and gasps as she never thought the Princess would be here, "P-Princess Celestia! I-I...um...I was studying and uh-"

Princess Celestia lifts up a book that Cosmic Star has around her, "I haven't seen you this morning which came to wonder where you could have gone to, so what have you been doing researching, Cosmo."

Cosmic Star nervously smiles to confront to the Princess at the wrong time, "Just Magic, like you told me," 

"About The Reign of Terror: Nightmare Moon kind of magic," Princess Celestia suspiciously asks. Cosmic Star blushed red knowing she can't lie, "Yes...I just-just wanting to find a way to bring Luna back."

"Cosmo, Luna would never be willing to return. Not for another 1000 years to come after her banishment to the moon."

Cosmic Star talked to Princess Celestia almost like pleading, "But what if there is a way to bring her back? What if the Elements of Harmony can release her from the moon so that she can see you again, or maybe she is released just never heard anything about it. I mean, there hasn't been a moon since her banishment, something must of happened."

Princess Celestia thought about Cosmic Star's determination with Luna , but disappointingly sighs, "This will never concern me nor you, you should know that Luna is gone for good. We're finish talking about this, head back to your dorm!"

Cosmic Star was shocked by her words as she almost started to cry, but she held it back and walks away from Celestia in disgrace, "Well, if I can't talk about it anymore..then I can't talk to anyone then right, Princess?" Cosmic's shut her eyes as tears comes out slowly, " I just want a happy life with the two best mentors." then swiftly Cosmo leaves the library.

"Cosmo, wait-" Princess Celestia called out, but outside of the royal library doors Cosmo disappeared. Celestia turns back to the library to the window and looks above the sunset sky, "Cosmo. I'm sorry,"

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Night falls in, Cosmic Star angrily packs up a supply of food, books, but holding up a picture of Celestia, her young self and Luna. As she doubt herself, she hesitated and went to a desk and wrote a note.

She finished her note with a dab, she opened the windows as she spread her wings, "Now to see if Luna is out there somewhere or I need to find some answers of this occurrence." she took off leaving the window wide open as she flies high as away from Canterlot.





Meanwhile, at the Everfree forest, Cosmo landed softly to the ground, she walked and stand the outside of the forest looking at the dark atmosphere of the forest.

Cosmic Star gulped in fear as she stops and looks around, "Whoa, that's a...that's a big forest. Well, here goes nothing, there's no turning back now."

As Cosmic Star walks along the forest, her nervousness starts to fade and calms as it looks peaceful, "This doesn't look bad," she lifts up the map from her bag at her side "Okay...now if I can find the Harmony tree, this should direct me to find answers." Rustling in the bushes figures rushed in.

Cosmic Star gasped, "What was that?...Who's there?," Cosmic walks closer as she looked in the shadows, the howling frightens her and started running. Suddenly, an ambush missed Cosmic Star as she dodge and ran away from the Timber wolves as they came running after her.

Cosmic Star running as fast as she could, gasped as she stopped by the cliffed. "Oh no, this isn't good." standeds back she sees the timber wolves inching in close to her as she tried to jump off to fly out of the cliff, but a giant leap came from the timber wolf and bit her wing.

As Cosmic star screams in pain as she falling down along with the timber wolf. Crashing down into a bush of trees in the darkness



Meanwhile, in Cosmic's room

Princess Celestia opens the door in search for Cosmic star, "Cosmo, are you in here?" Celestia finds a note right at the window, "Hm...what's this-,"

Dear Princess Celestia,

I'm sorry that I kept talking about Luna.
All I wanted to know is to help her and you fix things out 
and being back together again, but realized that you'll
just not talk to me about it.
So, I've packed and head to my own answers. 
I'll see you soon with answers or your sister.

Cosmic Star

Shockingly, Princess Celestia finds that Cosmo ran away to find answers she called her royals guards, "Guards!", just as they came in and waits for the Princess's command, "I want a whole kingdom on full alert and protection. For the sake of Equestria." Princess Celestia ordered. The guards ran out to do their duties, as Princess Celestia looks at the opened window, and hopes for Cosmo's safety and return.

End of Chapter 2