With the end of war, everyone returned to their respective homes. However, although there was a piece of happiness for the end of the war with Good winning, there was also the sadness of the loss of a great number of lives, all those from the ones who gave their lives so the Alliance could win.
At Ponyville, everypony was reunited to honor Thunder Night, who lost his life to protect Star. Fluttershy and Moonlight were the ones who were suffering for his death, crying and consoling each other, along with Dark Cloud, who was still too young to understand what was happening. Star was also there, both to honor Thunder Night for saving his life and to give his support to Moonlight. His family was also there, also all Fluttershy’s friends, like all the Apple family, Rainbow, Soarin, Gust, Rarity, Shadow Claw, Silver Wind, Scootaloo, Spike, Sweetie Belle… and all Ponyville.
At Canterlot, Twilight and Shining went to visit their grandmother Starlight and told her about Star Shield. Although she became shocked with the revelation that her husband was alive all those years, she was glad that he had met his end fighting for the greater good and getting to know his legacy.
At the Dragon Lands, Spike, after Thunder Night’s funeral, he went, along with his brothers to honor the dragons who had died during the war… including Torch. According to the dragon tradition, their deceased had their bodies thrown to the lava, so they could become one with fire. And so they watched all the deceased dragons being delivered to the lava. Ember, although keeping her posture as Dragon Lord, couldn’t help but shed some tears at the loss of her father, but Flambeau grabbed her talon, what caused her to lean on him.
Spike, while seeing the mighty dragon being consumed by the lava, remembered what he told him before giving his final breath. He acknowledged him and he wouldn’t let that fall into nothingness. He would lead the dragons and turn their kind into what it was before.
Not only that, but many villains that had been captured during the war, like Crush, were imprisoned in Tartarus. However, there was an escapee that took the moment when the curse was lifted to escape before the prison’s magic returned and Cerberus was still recovering: Fire Punch. Although that wasn’t a great concern, due to how he wasn’t at that moment such a big threat.
It took a lot of days, but everything started to go right on track, both to the Pony World and the Enchanted Forest.
One night, Star was lying on his bed, with Timber resting with his head on his owner’s lap. While petting his timberwolf, Star couldn’t stop thinking about the promises he had made to his great-grandfather. One, he had been able to do. When her mother and uncle went to visit Starlight, Star told her what Star Shield asked him to say to her, saying then the same to his grandfather Night Light and great-uncle Shooting Star. But there was still the other one…
During the battle against the Lord of Chaos…
While he was turning into ash, Star Shield told to his great-grandson after making his first request:
“Listen, Star, while I was under the Lord of Chaos’ influence, he made me conquer a kingdom on a distant island called Tambelon. I caused so much pain to its inhabitants for many decades. I turned their lives into misery… I even ponynaped many to the island so the despair there could only grow. But I have to warn you that something very dark will happen there. Not even my death will prevent that, as another will carry on that. Please, Star, you have to save everypony there… You have to save Tambelon. Star… I’m counting on you.”
The present…
While remembering that, Star heard Kurama tell him in their plane:
“Aren’t you going to tell your parents about what your great-grandfather asked you to do?”
“Not yet” Star replied. “First, I have to find Tambelon and get to know what will happen there before getting to tell them. We just end up a war, we cannot simply go just like that to there without even knowing what we’re dealing with.”
“I agree, but you should let them know about it” Kurama advised. “Don’t forget that they can help you.”
“Yes, I know…” Star said, getting up and going to look the mirror Heartbeat gave to him at his first anniversary. “But I feel that I should do this on my own for now. My great-grandfather entrusted this mission to me, after all. Beyond that, I can’t go ask mom and dad or even the Generals when there’s so many things to deal at this moment.”
He then saw his image turn into Star Shield’s, before he had turned into a ram.
“I promised you I would release Tambelon and that’s what I’m going to do” he said to the reflection.
And, although he didn’t know if that came from him or not, his great-grandfather’s reflection smiled at him…
In Discordia, the Lord of Chaos had his greatest tantrums ever, after being defeated and sealed away by Star, a tantrum that lasted for days, leaving his castle full of damages that soon started to be repaired. While advancing to his throne, dragging through the floor the golden chains that had been used to seal him and were involving his trunk, the Lord of Chaos said:
“That little brat… He will pay for everything he did to me! I was so closed to get everything I wanted!”
After releasing another roar of anger that made the ground shake, the Lord of Chaos continued, now calmer:
“But I must not keep doing this. If I want to still win and, in the between, get rid of these… things around me, I must be diligent and think about my next move.”
He thought for a moment and then he remembered something.
“Of course…” he said. “How could I have forgotten? My original plan before deciding to go through with the Plan Eye of the Moon… It’s almost time to put it in action. Yes… this will show everyone in that ridiculous reality what happens when they mess with the Lord of Chaos, the great Destroyer. And the center piece of this show will be…”
And he turned to his mirror, where the image of an isolated island appeared.
“… the island of Tambelon” he completed.
The End