The end of summer after graduation...
Burst and all his friends had gathered at Sugar Cube Corner for a send-off party. The summet had been short, but it was sweet nonetheless. However, that didn't make saying goodby any easier. It seemed hardest for Ace's family. Midnight was crying her eyes out as Ace, Ice, and Shadow prepared to leave. "Y-You promise to visit right?", Midnight sobbed as she held on to Ice tightly. Ice smiled as he knelt down and hugged Midnight tightly. A gesture his brothers replicated with great care.
"I'll still be living in Canterlot Midnight. So will Shadow.", Ice said with a smile. "So you don't have to worry about me visiting. I'll be able to buy my own house thanks to the god cards giving us all infinite wealth."
Shadow nodded. "You should be crying over Ace. He'll be going around the country. Heck, maybe even the world." Midnight latched onto Ace and hugged him tightly.
"Y-You'll call on webcam right?", Midnight sobbed as she held on to Ace.
Ace smiled. "I promise to call every week." The two then received a crushing hug by Sonata!
"Oh! I hate to see a sad goodbye!", Sonata sniffled. Narico was also taking Fang leaving pretty hard too.
"Don't worry Narico. I'll be sure to stay in touch.", Fang said to a teary-eyes Narico.
"And I'll make sure to remind him.", Aria said with a kind smile. Abyss then took Narico's hand.
"And you'll always have me." Abyss then kissed Narico on the lips! Narico blushed as he wiped his tears. Fang shared a tight hug with Narico and Aria joined in.
"You'll always be a part of my pack Narico.", Fang said with a smile. Narico managed a small smile. Veenus noticed Adagio shed a tear or two at the sight before her, and hugged her to comfort her. Rainbow Dash was struggling to keep her tears in.
"Don't go and do something stupid like losing you first duel!", Rainbow Dash said to Steel with a pout.
Steel gave her a sad smile. "I'll always picture your face in the crowd." Steel then hugged Rainbow tightly. "Just picture me in your dueling class over at Canterlot Duel Academy." The waterworks burst from Rainbow Dash's eyes as she returned the hug.
Sunset and Gold were also sharing a goodbye of their own. However theirs was less tearful. "Hope you can handle coming up with crazy new cards.", Sunset said with a small smile. Gold kissed her, and smiled in return.
"And good luck to you in helping some other lost kid find their way." The two embraced one last time. Nightfall and Twilight were discussing visiting Dark Magician's village in the monster world. The two even joked that it would be a good place to vaction. However, they were still saddened that most of their friends would be going their separate ways. Applejack and North were discussing their sleeping arrangements over at Sweet Apple Acres. The god cards may have given them immortality, eternal wealth, and agelessness once their reached twenty-one, but Applejack wanted to keep on working so she wouldn't get bored. North smiled and nodded in agreement. They agreed to share a room and a bed since North would be moving in. Akage and Pinkie were making plans on buying their own space so that it could house supplies for their party service that way they wouldn't have to bother with a spare storage unit. Fortuantely, the Cakes agreed to have Sugar Cube Corner serve as the storage space. Fluttershy and Tyrannus would still live their parents while working at the animal shelter. Shadow and Starlight were discussing a good place to set up their cosplay shop. Blueblood was more than happy to help them pick out a space, and the two were then set on their futures. Rarity and Inferno were sharing a fond farewell of their own.
"I hope you inspire your students to duel with same passion you have darling.", Rarity said with a loving smile.
Inferno smiled in return. "I'll make sure to." The two shared a kiss. "Maybe after I become a teacher, we can have a place of our own."
Moon walked up to Burst and held him close. "You know, the house is going to feel pretty empty without you."
Burst sighed. "I know Moon. During my time getting certified, Rainbow and Inferno will also be living at the academy. But...at least we can still go on dates in our dreams." Burst wrapped his arms around Moon. "I love you Moon." The two shared a final kiss. "Be sure to make your class smile."
"You too..." The next day, each of the friends left on their own roads. But they took heart in knowing that later on, their paths would cross once more. And they would be together once again.