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// Yell at Villagers 
// Story: A Day in the Life 
// by TheHardie-Boy 
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I didn’t want Starlight to miss out on a good time and this could be really good for her. But after the villagers got to their hooves, they still wanted to ask her for help! I needed to step in and get these ponies to lay off.

I knelt to place a hand on Starlight, glared at the villagers and shouted, “HEY! Can’t you see how bad you’re stressing out Starlight?! She just wants to enjoy the festival and doesn’t want to help run any events, so back off!”

Double Diamond gasped and said, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I guess we just got used to Starlight running the village, so we couldn’t help asking her for help.”

Starlight stopped shaking, uncovered her face, and looked at the villagers. “Wait, really? Yeah, I ran the village, but I thought you guys were happy I wasn’t anymore, because of the...stealing your Cutie Marks and all that.”

Party Favor explained, “Well, soon after you left, Starlight, we learned it was a lot harder to run a village than we thought. At one point, we were almost missing how things were when you were in charge.”

Sugar Belle added, “But we won’t ask you to help with any events, and we’re just glad to have you here. So, you and Jake still want to stay and enjoy the festival?”

I took my hand off Starlight’s back and we both stood up.

“Sure, and I’m glad to see you guys too. And, I’m sorry about that magic blast. I just panicked.”

Starlight looked a lot calmer now. I was worried that I might have had to get her out of the village, but it looks like she’ll be okay to stay.

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