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// 34. Promotion 
// Story: Time to Shine 
// by Easysnuggler 
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A dozen worlds led straight to Equis.  Dar-al-Hisan, Ferris, Mallard, Holstein, Minous, Ossury, Fenris, Openwater Bay, Crossroads, Tambelon, Nocturnis and Equis.  Nocturnis was empty, and most of the others were quickly depopulated by force.  Alicorns in a hurry are scary.  They left a trail of magic breadcrumbs straight to here and left few behind. The Overlords came slowly through the worlds, then faster and faster, meeting no opposition and destroying all in their wake, but finding few victims beyond Holstein and Minous and growing ravenous.


—Pena, Reply to Prince Habib re: “On the Origins of Ponies*(*and Others) and Magic”




34.  Promotion




Rizi felt light as a feather.  Like she was made of glass.  And warm, so warm, warmed from within.

It was starry and magical and wonderful at once.  Where was she?  Ember had been there, some others.  Now she was alone.  She felt at peace.  She felt like her entire life was on display and she smiled.  She was proud of her life.  It had been a good one.

A horse looked down at her upside down from above. It was a very purple horse with purple wings and a purple horn.  It had a striped mane that waved in an unseen wind. 

“Hello,” said the horse.  “My name is Twilight Sparkle.”