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// FoME's Reviewing Your Work (Luna-tic Scientist's "Final Solution") 
// Story: Never the Final Word (Vol. 2) 
// by FanOfMostEverything 
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"... and so we left them for a time, so that they could forget us and learn to stand on their own hooves."

Celestia opened her eyes, the fields of memory replaced with marble, thick carpets, and a wide-eyed unicorn filly staring at her like she'd never seen her before. "Wow..."

Celestia glanced at the clock. "Oh! Goodness me, I didn't realize how late it was. You must be getting terribly bored listening to an old mare prattle on."

"No, no! This is amazing! When I asked to learn about ancient history, I just thought it'd be dates and names. I never imagined..." Her student spread her forehooves in an effort to encompass everything she'd heard. "All that! I'm not sure what all of it was, but what I did understand was really cool!"

That got a flat look from Celestia. "It wasn't cool at the time."

"Well, yeah, but hearing about it was! Were we really slaves to Diamond Dogs?"

"We were. And we never will be again."

"And you shot lasers at everything?"

"Not exactly something I'm proud of now."

"And your name's really Fusion Pulse?"

Celestia shook her head. "I've been called Celestia for much, much longer than I have that. It was the name I was born with, but I haven't thought of myself as Fusion for a long time."

"And you had a sister?"

"Have a sister." Celestia looked out her balcony window. Thankfully, she'd raised the moon out of reflex, presumably some time while recounting the global bombardment. She looked at the craters forming an all-too-familiar profile. "She's been gone for a long time, but if a clever little filly like you helps me, Sunset, we can have her back soon."