The next morning, Nightlight uses his magic to send the letter to Velvet and she receives it with her own before she starts her day in the park. She happily opens the letter with her magic and begins to read it. “Dear Velvet, my love, I’m enjoying it here in Canterlot. The astronomy school is amazing and I’ve made friends, even reunited with some of my old friends because they’re in school here too. My roommates are super nice. Astri is a shy one and Sol is super fun and outgoing! I do miss seeing you everyday. See you in a few months, Nightlight.” Velvet lets out a sigh.
“You good, Velv?” Asks Tianamare as she walks by her friend.
“Yeah, first letter from Nightlight. I miss him is all,” responds Velv.
“Why didn’t you go to Canterlot with him?” Tianamare inquires.
“Because I love it here too much,” responds Velv, “and I wanted to get back. I was going crazy being away from it during the honeymoon and I just wanted to be back here.”
“Yeah, fair,” responds Tianamare, “I was the same way on my honeymoon too.” She giggles. “I totally get it.”
The two finish talking and head off to get into costume before heading into the park to their respective spots ten minutes later. Before she heads to her spot, Velvet tucks the letter away in her locker. She then heads to her spot in the park. A few minutes later, she begins greeting foals with a smile on her face. She takes pictures with them, happily welcomes some Miracle Fund foals among other things.
Meanwhile in Canterlot at the Canterlot School of Astronomy, it’s their first day of classes. Nightlight and the others pile into their first class: Introduction to Space. The room has about 300 students in it. After the two hour class comes to an end, the stallions and mares talk in the halls together before heading off to their next class: Constellations and Their Identification. They keep in the same rhythm over the following hours until they’re finally released for lunch.
Meanwhile at Disneigh, Velvet is on a short break after having a fall on her way to her second photo pass spot. She’s tending to her swollen hoof with an ice pack. “You sure you’re good to continue on today?” Says the staff nurse.
“Yeah, it’s just a sprain, I’ll be fine, just wrap it up and I’ll be on my way,” responds Velvet.
“Okay, if you say so,” responds the staff nurse. She wraps the ankle with coat-toned bandages and sends Velvet on her way with an escort. She soon arrives to her next photo pass spot safely and in one piece.
She stays at the spot until they are all closed down so the princesses can get prepared and prepped for the night’s parade. Due to her ankle, Velvet is forbade to leave her float at any point during the parade to which she agrees as she has no other choice. The parade itself goes off without a hitch.