Day 299-Twilight Sparkle
"You sure everything will be better off like this?"
Discord was talking with Queen Chrysalis about how things have turned out yesterday.
"I never thought you'd still be concerned," said the Queen. "If you could save either one... why choose that Replica?" Discord looked down with concern over this troubling question. "Or how about this? Which friendship would you lose: the fake one you've got going right now, or the one you already lost in Equestria?" Of course, this question concerned him greatly, due to the fact that his current friendship is to help him cope with losing his friendship with the ponies of Ponyville, especially Fluttershy. "Things are back to the way they used to be. Yes, things are better off like this. Vanitas is tired of all the 'repairs' we've done. Something must be done. There's too much we can't lose right now... Ash." With that, he started to become much more concerned about his origins. He hadn't been called "Ash" ever since his current name was given. With those thoughts in mind, he walked away from the Queen.
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I spent all morning trying to ask everypony what happened to Solaris, to no avail. I realized nopony knows where she is, unless Vanitas did. So I used a Corridor of Darkness to travel to my throne in the Round Room where, sure enough, Vanitas was there, on his higher-most throne.
"There's something I must ask you," I began.
"And that is?" he asked.
"What happened to Solaris? Don't you know?"
"No worries. Solaris is an important member to our Number, but she needs to rest up." That was my last source to know that she's alright and recovering, so I just thought about everything that had led up to this, when I saw my memory of talking with Vanitas on the Dark Margin, and his final words when left me caused me to say them out loud.
"...Twilight Sparkle. Who is Twilight Sparkle?"
"She's the reason."
"What do you mean?"
"She's why you and Solaris exist at all. Like she is the reason I even put Solaris in the Organization. And if you want her to stay in that condition, I must ask that you take your mind off of that matter. I'll make sure Solaris returns to work tomorrow. Today, you focus on your own." I figured that's all I can get about Solaris and this Twilight Sparkle, so I gave a simple head nod and used a Corridor of Darkness back to the hallway, where I found Discord. I was still upset about how he had harmed Solaris, so I walked past him, not even giving him a passing glance.
***
Vanitas was still in Where Nothing Gathers when Queen Chrysalis appeared before him.
"Are you sure we took the necessary measures with Solaris and Moondancer?" she asked.
"Actually, Solaris has been far from the original design. But this behavior is proving to have an amazing side effect."
"Which is?"
"We needed the Key. Solaris' exposure to Moondancer has proven a transfer of power and magic, just as we had planned. If things had stopped from there, Solaris wouldn't have had much success. But, through Moondancer, Twilight Sparkle herself began to shape 'it' into 'her,' giving Solaris an identity. I was almost about to stop this project when I heard of its original failure... but then I realized: Solaris is keeping Twilight's memories trapped by claiming them as her own. Keeping her close to Moondancer at all times will keep Twilight from completing the spell and fulfilling her destiny."
"Interesting. And what about Princess Luna?"
"That traitor to the Darkness? See that she stays away from Moondancer. She'll only continue to be a threat if she's always around Solaris."
"Then things are back to normal."
***
Princess Luna was standing atop of the Memory's Skyscraper, wondering how things have turned out as she turned to the Castle That Never Was.
***
Solaris was lying in her bed as she was thinking about recent events.
"What should I do, Luna?" she solemnly asked herself as she looked out the window to look at Kingdom Hearts, which is getting progressively bigger due to the hearts having been collected.