Stars.
Stars against a black expanse.
Suddenly...
A crescent moon.
An eclipse.
And then... … …
… … ...the silhouette of an equine figure grasping a book falls from a momentary crack of atmospheric daylight and plunges into the abyss.
I realized, the moment I fell into the fissure, that the book would not be destroyed as I had planned.
“Uhhhh...” Starlight manages to speak while in free-fall, surrounded by stars. “...hello?!?”
It continued falling into that starry expanse of which I had only a fleeting glimpse. I have tried to speculate where it might have landed, but I must admit, however— such conjecture is futile.
“Yeah... uh huh... look, loud booming voice, I get it. I touched a magical book and now it's whisking me away to an otherworldly dimension. That's cool and all... but—”
Still, the question of whose hands might someday hold my—
“Really, though, can I skip this? Please?? I've got a friend to find blue pages for and I'm in no mood for—”
Starlight's body strikes an obsidian black surface below, forming bright white cracks against the nothingness.
THUDDD!
“Ooof!”