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// Ch25 The Queen of Eden 
// Story: The Price of Harmony 
// by Priceless911 
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               Star Bolt stood in the center of the tomb, as he looked across it to the very pony responsible for creating the elements of harmony, and destroying everything he knew. As he stood there, he noticed that Osiris looked as he did before he created the elements so asked, “Is this you?... I mean, the real you? Or is it just an illusion?”
Osiris sighed as he started to approach Star Bolt, “this commander, is the real me. The part of me that wished to escape from that heartless shell of a body. I suppose I should properly introduce myself. My name is Professor Osiris of Eden. And as you now know, I am the creator of The Elements of Harmony.”
Star Bolt stepped back from the book as he replied, “Why did you show me this?”
Osiris trotted past Star Bolt and approached his book as he started flipping through the pages, “I wanted to show you the real me… and… why I did what I did.”
Star Bolt nodded his head, “you gave up everything that made you a kind hearted stallion… and so, the darkness corrupted you.”

Osiris nodded his head as he replied, “Just like nightmare moon.”
Star Bolt asked, “But… Nightmare moon only killed who she wanted to try to bring her night… what you did was…”
Osiris closed the book and put it back where it was sitting as he interrupted, “Unforgivable… my mind was too corrupted to have any effect on my actions. My biggest mistake was creating the elements in groups. You see without my loyalty and generosity, how could I ever give all of my magic and end my own life. You see… that was the difference between my elements… and hers.”
“Hers?”
As Star Bolt asked the question, the area seemed to get hazy around them as if time had started to go by. And as soon as the haze ended, the doors to the tomb flew open as the Queen and a few guard’s rushed in and closed the doors behind them. As soon as the doors were shut, one of the guard’s spoke, “Milady! The entrance to this chamber has been destroyed, but it will not stop the sand for long! Thou must find a means of escape!”

The queen frantically looked around as she spoke, “The professor was too knowledgeable to allow his elements to fail… there must be more to it then what is presentable!”
The queen quickly rushed to the spell book and started frantically flipping through the pages until she found what she was looking for, “here! The Elements of Harmo…”
Before she finished her sentence, the queen was interrupted by a loud sound against the door as if something where trying to force its way inside. The guard’s pressed their bodies against the door trying to keep it shut as they yelled, “Milady! Hurry!”
The queen quickly read the spell then nodded her head, “I see… so that’s what must be done!”
After reading the page, she opened the chest to see the remaining six clear gems that sat inside, so using her magic; she pulled each gem from the chest and used a spell to implant them into the six pillars surrounding the center. Then she stomped the ground and used her magic to cut an indent in the ground connecting each pillar with a straight line that created a hexagon shape on the ground. For her final act, she stood in the center of the hexagon as she started to focus her magic, “If his elements can’t destroy the darkness… then perhaps mine shall trap it.”

As the guards continued holding the doors back one asked, “What is she doing?”
“Don’t question her majesty! She knows what she is doing!”
As the queen stood in the center of the hexagon, her horn started glowing brightly as her body began hovering in the air. As she hovered, a stream of colorful light started to shoot from her horn and into each of the surrounding gems as they all began to change color at once. As the queen continued creating her set of Elements, the doors all of a sudden shattered into splinters as long vines of sand entered the room, stabbing and devouring the surrounding guards as they started moving in. With the guards now dead, the sand quickly started moving towards the queen with the intent to finish her off just like the rest, however, once the sand got close enough to attack, the surrounding Gems had finished changing their color, as the queen’s body dissolved into white sand. As the white sand hit the ground, it began spiraling around in a circle as if it were a miniature tornado. As the tornado spun inside the Hexagon, the newly created elements started to glow brightly as they each shot a beam of light into the center where the chest was sitting. After the lights hit the chest with their beams of light, the chest opened up as a rainbow colored beam of light shot past the pillars and out of the tomb’s entrance.

With the beam of light shooting out of the tomb and the white sand spiraling inside, Star Bolt shielded his eyes as he called to Osiris “What?... What is this!?!”
Osiris could only stare at the sight in disappointment as the black sand vines dissolved and were pulled into the chest. Not long after a large amount of sand was also pulled in as a loud call was heard, “NOOOOOO!!!!!”
As the final amount of the massive pile of sand was pulled into the chest, the colorful light vanished as the chest closed leaving the white sand to fall to the ground. The massive commotion that was ensuing inside the large chamber had completely ceased as the room became silent. At first Star Bolt was confused until the chest slowly opened and the black sand began pouring out as it formed to create The Dark Alicorn. The monster could only smile as he spoke, “Very noble you majesty… But twas all for naught.”

With a smirk of confidence, the memory version of Osiris began stepping forward until he reached two of the pillars surrounding the chest. As he approached, a white barrier appeared in front of him as he smiled, “Nothing can hold my power.”
As the dark creature placed his hoof against the wall, he was surprised to find that no matter how hard he pushed, no part of his body was making it through. Getting annoyed, The Dark Alicorn went to another part and began trying to push himself through there too. Finally, his frustration got to him as The Dark Alicorn dissolved into sand and shot out in all direction as he tried to escape from every way possible, but to no avail. In a fit of rage, the scattering vines of sand turned to large pillars as he tried even harder to free himself, but as he did a small aura of white vapor managed to sift its way through, but he had no control over that vapor as it fell to the ground and began bundling up on its own. Out of curiosity, Star Bolt and the memory version of Osiris looked at the cloud of vapor as it slowly took the form of something very familiar, “Discord?”
Star Bolt could only watch as the vapor solidified and stretch himself out as he spoke, “Well, well, well. It would seem that you got yourself into a pickle didn’t you professor? Seeing that you’re all… jarred up now.”

The trapped creature sighed as he spoke, “Spare me thy mockery creature… and free me at once.”
Discord smiled as he examined the barrier carefully, “and what’s in it for me?”
The Dark Alicorn replied, “I shall reemerge with thee and we will continue destroying the pathetic pony races that choose so willingly to follow immortals.”
Discord created a chair and sat down in it as he replied, “No, I’m going to have to pass on that… what you plan to do is destroy the ponies right?... However, there is no fun in that. Why not just change what they know to be normal… you know, bring forth a little chaos and discord… say, I like that. Discord, the bringer of chaos. Now that’s a title to have… I think I'll keep it.”
The Dark Alicorn sneered at Discord as he spoke, “So… thou has chosen to leave me imprisoned?”
Discord smiled as he spoke, “Now, now don’t be such a sour puss… it’s not like I’m destroying you or something… I’m merely helping myself to bring misery and chaos to the world around me… that’s all. And if you still feel angry… then here.”

Discord smiled as he made a book of crossword puzzles appear in his hand and tossed it into the hexagon barrier. In a fit of rage, The Dark Alicorn created a black sand vine and sent it flying towards Discord, only to have it turn into regular sand as it passed through the barrier. With rage still in The Dark Alicorn’s eyes, Discord smiled as he casually walked out of the tomb, leaving The Dark Alicorn in his magical prison. After that, the vision slowly faded as Star Bolt turned to Osiris and smiled, “Well, it’s nice to see that Discord was the same way back then as he is now.”
Osiris chuckled, “Yea… go figure. Needless to say that book lasted me about a day before I was doomed to stay locked away in that cell for hundreds of years.”
Star Bolt thought to himself before he replied, “So the queen gave her life to create the elements that sealed you away.”
Osiris nodded his head, “Yes… and it was her sacrifice that protected the world from me for all this time.”
“But… why did Discord get free?”
“Though my body was evil… my soul was still somewhat pure. Therefore, the elements only sealed away my darkness. Leaving the part of me that was still good to freely leave.”

Star Bolt thought to himself, “That’s funny… to think that Discord was in a way… Good hmm, well he didn’t necessarily kill anypony so that makes sense… I guess.”
Osiris continued, “Discord was still effected by my removed elements, so he wasn’t good per say, but he was a lot less evil than my normal self.”
Star Bolt then sighed as he replied, “Well… it would seem that nothing protects the world from you now… since the world is rid of you.”
Osiris smiled, “as it is of you, my friend.”
Star Bolt nodded his head as he spoke, “So… what’s next?”
Before Osiris could reply, another voice came from nowhere as it replied, “I believe, that is what I’m here to answer.”
As Star Bolt and Osiris turned to the pony who was speaking, Osiris’s eyes widened as he quickly bowed, “Y-Your Majesty!”
As Star Bolt looked at the approaching alicorn mare, she smiled as she spoke before he could even have the chance to bow, “No need to be formal Professor, Commander. I believe this is merely a meeting to settle things. Professor Osiris… Step forth!”

Osiris rose from his bow as he approached the mare with his head hung in shame. As he tried to avert his eyes, the Queen Spoke, “Professor Osiris! You were in fact solely responsible for the extinction of the alicorn race… the destruction of Eden, the genocide of Equestria and the murder of countless ponies from which you so enthusiastically massacred with your own hooves… What do you have to say for yourself?...”
Osiris sighed as he replied, “nothing I can say or do will ever make up for the sins I committed. I can only ask for the worst punishment imaginable. Yet even then I still could never make up for my behavior.”
The Queens smiled, “Very well… I believe for a pony like you… the only punishment available would be… nothing.”
Both Osiris and Star Bolt looked at the queen in shock as they both spoke at the same time, “WHAT!?!”
The queen nodded her head, “Yes… nothing. True you were responsible for countless deaths and despair across the world… but in the end. That was an action that you so unwillingly committed that placed a heavy burden on your heart. Therefore, I believe the worst punishment, for a pony who demands the worst, would be to get no punished at all. Though it seems cruel… it’s about the only punishment I can see available for you.”

Osiris felt a deep sense of pain as he replied with his head hung low, “I… I understand your majesty… and though it seems I’m getting let off for my crimes, I can only bear this burden in hopes that you will find a suitable punishment for me in the future.”
The queen approached Osiris as she smiled, “Perhaps I will.”
With the merciful smile on her face, the queen of Eden placed her hoof against Osiris’s chest as his body started to dissolve into a white glowing dust that seemed to be picked up and scattered in the air around them. Shortly after Osiris was gone, the queen looked at Star Bolt and started to approach him, “and now… comes the matter of you Commander Star Bolt.”
Star Bolt didn’t know how to react to this royal of royals, so as anypony would, Star Bolt bowed to the queen as she smiled, “No need for that commander… Bowing doesn’t suit you anyway. I believe the world owes you a great debt. If not for your sacrifice, Osiris would have proceeded to extinguish life as we know it.”
Star Bolt rose from his bow as he replied, “on the contrary your majesty… it was Princess Twilight and her friends that saved everypony. It was their magic that weakened The Dark Alicorn. I was just a tool to finish him off.”

The queen smiled pleasantly, “you mustn’t be so hard on yourself commander. You see, I have foreseen this for many centuries. That is the reason I showed you the visions of my daughter’s past.”
Star Bolt thought to himself, “Wait… you mean the dreams of Princess Platinum’s sacrifice? That was you?”
The queen smiled, “yes… back then your mind was on the fence about helping my daughters with the ensuing darkness. So I wanted to convince you that not only is this threat dangerous, but many have given their lives to fight against it… to include myself.”
Star Bolt continued, “But… why? Why was I so important that you needed further convincing?”
The queen sat and replied, “Because your heart is pure… you have shown me nothing but a pure heart for centuries. Whether it be sparing ponies on the battlefield. Helping those without any form of payment asked, or even when it’s just befriending those who are often overlooked. You have a heart purer then any element I, Osiris, or anypony could ever create. I see it, your friends saw it, and even my daughters saw it. Not to mention… your parents.”

Star Bolt stared at her in amazement, “Wait… You know my parents?”
The queen looked away as she smiled, “Serenity of the traveling Nomads ... Traipse of the Crystal Empire… You would know them as, the Reaper, and Traipse of the Cutters. These ponies were your mother and father.”
Star Bolt smiled, “I kinda put two and two together with all of Osiris’s comments on the subject… but to be honest… I still know nothing about them.”
The queen looked at Star Bolt, smiled as she trotted next to him, and sat down, “and… does that truly matter? If you want to know, your parents did love you. They merely kept your relation secret for your own protection. The head of the infamous reaper would fetch a high price in the criminal underground. And her son could easily be the key to that prize. Both my daughter and your mentor discovered this truth shortly after the Griffin Civil War ended, but by request of your father, they kept it secret.”
Star Bolt sat down and mumbled to himself, “So… every time I thought I was being watched… could very well have been true.”
The queen put her hoof on his shoulder as she asked, “So… do you need to know more?”

Star Bolt shook his head, “no… like you said, it doesn’t matter anymore anyway right?”
The queen stood up and stepped away from Star Bolt as she continued, “Now… about your reward for dealing with Osiris.”
Star Bolt looked at her and replied, “I told you already… I don’t deserve it. It was Twilight who saved us all. If anything, I only want her to finish her life in happiness. That’s all.”
The queen sighed as she replied, “Sadly… that’s impossible.”
“What?”
The queen explained, “If you want to know… then I'll tell you. The pony race isn’t extinct… to be precise, there are about five hundred ponies left total. When Princess Twilight returns and rebuilds what she can of Equestria. She will only find about ninety of those ponies to add to her kingdom. As for the rest, some will die of starvation while others become bandits and fight for the remaining resources. In five years, the bandits will mark themselves down to about three hundred and ten, while Equestria’s population will only reach one hundred by that time. In ten years, the bandits will form their own nation and rage war against Equestria… in which, Twilight Sparkle… will meet her end. In a matter of thirty years, the remaining ponies will slowly die out and by the thirty fifth, will be extinct.”

Hearing the story, Star Bolt stood up, “this… this is just speculation… right? There is now way its true… right?”
The queen shook her head and looked down in shame, “no… my visions always come true… this… is inevitable.”
Star Bolt shook his head in denial, “NO! This can’t happen! We… They fought too hard to lose it all now! There has to be a way to stop it! You have to know of a way right? Just tell me! What can I do to prevent this?”
The queen looked at Star Bolt with a look of irritation as she asked, “and what makes you think you can… what can you do to change their fate when you yourself have already met yours?...”
Feeling like he spoke out of tone, Star Bolt sat back down and looked at the ground in shame, “I… I don’t know… but… Princess Twilight didn’t do anything to deserve this… neither did Rainbow Dash, Rarity, or Spitfire. They don’t deserve to have an ending like that! I don’t think it’s possible, but I still need to try. They are my friends… and they fought too hard and too long to lose like that. Please your majesty, I beg of you, if there is a way to save them… then please tell me. I can’t sit here and watch my friends die. Not again…”

With that said, Star Bolt bowed as low as he possibly could as the queen looked at the humble pony, smiled, and mumbled to herself, “a pure heart… loyal to the end… and beyond. I see why you fancy him.”
without hearing her, Star Bolt continued his bowing until the queen put her hoof on his chin and raised him up to look at his face, “Your plea, hasn’t fallen upon deaf ears my little pony. Yet there is no moral way to do what you wish for… however there is a somewhat, immoral way to change their fate. Although, it will go against every law of nature that I can possibly imagine. But it will solve your problem.”
Star Bolt looked at her with hope as he replied, “Really? Please… tell me…”
The queen Stood up and replied, “First… I must warn you, for this act will come at a great price.”
Star Bolt smiled as he shook his head in a joking manner, “price… I literally have nothing to lose now… just name it, and I'll pay it.”
The queen smiled, “very well, then I will do it… I will bring back everypony killed by Osiris from the day he escaped to today.”

Star Bolt was shocked at what he had just heard, “B-bring them back?... you mean, you can do that?”
The queen nodded her head, “I can…. But as I said before… it requires a price.”
Star Bolt knew that to do something like this, the price would be great, but he was devoted to helping his friends so he nodded his head, “Understood, and… the price to be paid?”
The queen smiled pleasantly as she leaned forward and whispered it into his ear. After hearing what he had to do, Star Bolt could only chuckle as she stood back up and waited for him to reply, “I should have guessed it… I would have been very close if I had. Ironic… simply ironic.”
The queen stood up straight as she gave him a serious look, “well commander? Do you accept the cost?”
Star Bolt looked the queen straight in the eye and replied, “Yes your majesty… I accept.”
The Queen could only smile, “I knew you would… Then I will wish you luck on your new task commander. A pony of your skill should have no problem at all.”
Star Bolt spoke sarcastically, “easy for you to say I gotta swallow every bit of pride I have left for this mission.”

The queen took a few steps back from Star Bolt as she spoke, “Are you ready to return commander?”
Star Bolt shook his head, “Actually… I’m missing something.”
The queen smiled, “Ah… of course.”
The queen used her magic to make both Star Bolt’s cloak and sword appear on his body as she continued, “And… now?”
Star Bolt drew his sword far enough to see the cutiemark on the blade, then he sheathed it and replied, “Yes… now.”
The queen smiled as a bright light surrounded him, “I trust you will serve my daughters well. Please… watch over them for me.”
Star Bolt nodded his head, “yes your majesty I will.”
“And… tell Princess Luna… that I approve.”
“Yes your maje… wait… what!?!”
The queen smiled playfully, but before anything else could be said, the bright light engulfed Star Bolt as the image of the Queen of Eden vanished without a trace.



On the summit of a nearby Mountain, Princess Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Spitfire watched in anticipation as the massive volcano that once held the city of Eden, began erupting in an unusual way as the fiery pit in the volcano’s peak shot out rays of light. As the ponies watched, Princess twilight, placed her hoof against her glowing element of harmony as she spoke, “I don’t know if this magic is good or not. But I hope it is, we can’t afford to lose more friends.”
Rainbow Dash stepped closer to princess twilight as she replied to the comment, “Whether it is or isn’t, I don’t care. If it wants a fight… then I say we give it one.”
Spitfire added, “That’s the spirit Dash! We aren’t dead yet right?”
Rarity hesitated as she replied, “Well… I would rather not use the term yet in that particular sentence. Nevertheless, as long as we are standing, we must stand up for what’s right. At least, that’s what the commander would say.”
Twilight nodded her head, “You're right…. No matter what comes at us… we should never back down.”

At that moment, the volcano sent out an aura of multiple colors as it sent large white orbs into the sky instead of the ash and soot that it was sending out prior to the unusual glow. As the multiple white orbs flew into the sky and began vanishing in the distance, the group of ponies watched until one particular orb flew straight up and then came straight at them with great speed. Seeing the incoming projectile, Spitfire called out, “Everypony! Back down!!!”
As the group jumped out of the way the large spear shaped orb of light, colligated with the ground and stopped in place as it sat there glowing for a few seconds. Though the mountain continued shooting orbs into the air both near and far, the group could only keep their attention on the one that sat just inches away as they slowly observed the unusual object. As they continued watching it, the orb began to glow brightly as it slowly became transparent and evaporated into the air leaving behind a motionless stallion in its place. Seeing the stallion shocked everypony as Princess Twilight gasped, “C-commander? Commander Bolt!”

The group quickly approached Star Bolt as he struggled to pick himself up as he replied, “um… ouch. You think that a pony as powerful as the creator of life could have set me down a little more gently.”
Hearing that comment only confirmed that what everypony was seeing was real. As the ponies helped him up Spitfire spoke, “Commander… I… um… how…”
Star Bolt smiled, “what’s wrong Captain? You don’t think that Commander Bolt can be stopped by something as simple as a volcano now do you?”
Rainbow Dash added, “Well… yea. I mean it stopped The Dark Alicorn didn’t it?”
Star Bolt shrugged his shoulders, “well you got me there.”
Princess twilight could only ask, “Commander?... it did stop The Dark Alicorn… didn’t it?”
As everypony looked at him and waited anxiously for a response, Star Bolt nodded his head, “no… it didn’t. You all did. Thanks to you, Osiris… AKA The Dark Alicorn. Is finally no more.”
The group let out a sigh of relief as they smiled at the comment, then Zecora asked, “The Dark Alicorn’s gone, I feel much joy in this. But how did you return, I’m still at amiss.”

Star Bolt started to reply, but before he could, another voice overshadowed his, “It was the queen of Eden… wasn’t it? No doubt she had a hoof in this.”
As the group looked to the direction of the voice, they were amazed to see Princess Celestia trotting up with Applejack, and Gilda beside her. Immediately the group of ponies quickly surrounded the three as Rainbow Dash spoke, “Princess, A.J., Gilda! You’re alright!”
Gilda could only smile, “Of course I am Dash. You think you’re gonna be rid of me that easily?”
Rarity rushed to Applejack as she spoke, “but… I thought you were…”
Applejack smiled, “well, we were. At least till Commander Bolt here saved our hides.”
As the group looked at Star Bolt in curiosity, he innocently smiled as he replied, “Well… the queen of Eden helped… just a little though.”
Princess Celestia smiled, “Well even if it was with mother’s assistance, I’m sure that it was your charms that influenced her to do so.”
Star Bolt rubbed the back of his head in modestly as he replied, “Well… what can I say. I…”

Before Star Bolt could finish his sentence, he felt something approach him from behind, so he stopped talking as he slowly turned around to see Princess Luna slowly trotting towards them. As she got closer, Star Bolt began trotting towards her until the distance between them was closed as they both stopped less than a foot from each other. With tears of joy starting to fill her eyes, Luna spoke, “S-Star Bolt? You did it. I don’t know how and I don’t care… but you not only saved us all… but you bro…”
the surrounding group were completely shocked as Star Bolt leaned in and unexpectedly kissed Luna before she could even finish her sentence. With even Luna surprised by his actions, Star Bolt finished his kiss as he put his hoof around her and held her close, “… Luna… I… I thought I lost you for good this time… I thought… I thought I had lost my chance to tell you that… I love you Luna. I know I’ve never said it before… but I’m saying it now. I love you… and I won’t let anything happen to you ever again.”

Luna smiled as she pushed Star Bolt back a little, “Star… you don’t have to tell me that since I already knew. And even though it took over a thousand years… hearing you say it yourself, makes it worth more than ever before. Star bolt… I love you two… and I want to be with you. Even if it won’t last forever, I will make it last as long as possible.”
With that said, this time Luna leaned in and kissed him as the group could only smile at the touching scene. Then as their kiss ended, Gilda began looking around as Rainbow Dash asked, “What’s up Gilda?”
Gilda replied, “Well… if the princesses are back and I’m back… then where is Dad and the King?”
Applejack nodded her head in agreement, “that’s right… what about Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy? I thought everypony who died was now back?”
Princess Celestia smiled as she replied, “don’t worry my little ponies. Your friends and family are safe and sound back in Equestria. The only reason Luna and I are here is because mother decided to bring us back here instead of back in Canterlot.”

Princess Twilight had to ask, “So… it really was your mother who brought you back?”
Princess Celestia nodded her head, “yes… Only my mother could have the power to do something so impossible. But… I still have to wonder… if she defied her own laws of nature… then something must have been given to her in return. It’s the only way she would do something like this.”
The group looked at Star Bolt as rarity asked, “Commander?… did she say something to you?”
With everypony looking at Star Bolt with concern, Princess Luna looked at his expression carefully and asked, “Well… what did she say Star?”
Star Bolt sighed as his expression went from concerned, to calm, then to a pleasant smile, “well, she said that in order for her to bring everypony back, I had to do something for her.”
Princess Celestia replied, “And that would be?”
Star Bolt stopped embracing Luna as he turned towards Princess Celestia and replied, “In return for the lives lost during Osiris’s attack, I must serve under both princesses of Canterlot, as their commander until the day that everything is as it should be and Equestria is returned to its former glory. And so…I am under your command… your majesty.”

Star Bolt began to bow but before he could, Princess Luna put her hoof on his chin and raised his head up, as she replied, “No… don’t bow. You never did before and I won’t allow you to do so now. Star… I mean commander, no matter what position you play in Canterlot. I don’t want you to ever bow to either me or sister ever again. That… is an order.”
Star Bolt was amazed as he looked at the pleasant smile on Luna’s face as Princess Celestia sighed, “well, I guess that’s that then. Commander… lead the way home. I feel that we have a kingdom to rebuild. Commander Gilda? I would be honored if the griffin force responsible for assisting Princess Twilight and her small party of heroes back to Canterlot. But if you wish to return to Gryphus instead… then that’s fine with me.”
Gilda smiled as she bowed, “no your majesty, I would rather see to it that the heroes of Eden will return safely to their home. Besides, I still have to apologize to what I hope will be a good friend when I arrive.”
Rainbow Dash nudged Gilda as she smiled, “don’t worry Gilda, I’m certain Pinkie will be your friend if we explain everything to her… as for Fluttershy, she will worm up to you… eventually.”

With the group set on their plan, Star Bolt looked around to see Gilda’s griffin forces approach them and await their orders as the sky continued to light up with glowing orbs that flew into the horizon and vanished without a trace. Then Star Bolt looked into the distance in the direction that Equestria was in as Princess Celestia spoke, “Well commander? I believe your group is awaiting their orders…”
Star Bolt looked at Princess Celestia, smiled, and nodded his head as he turned back to the horizon and spoke with a serious tone, “Well everypony! I believe it’s time, let’s go home! Move out!”
As the group began trotting down from the mountain’s summit, Rainbow Dash asked, “So… Twilight? Any chance you know how rarity and I became alicorn? If so I would like to try my hoof at using a spell or two.”
Twilight could only shake her head is hopelessness as she continued, “No… and I don’t think I'll try.”
“Aww… C’mon!”
Twilight sighed, “I don’t even know how I became an alicorn let alone how my wings grew back. So how am I supposed to turn you into an alicorn now?”
“I donno?... how about you take a guess?”
“Um how about not.”
Star Bolt sighed, “This is going to be a long trip back...”
After saying that Star Bolt was caught off guard as Princess Luna trotted next to him and used her wing to interlock with his as she smiled, “I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Star Bolt smiled, “Me neither…”