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// Epilogue 
// Story: Rising of the Sun 
// by Starlight Comet 
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September 7, 2039, 7:20am

Twenty-five years later...

The school bus was waiting at the end of the road to pick up the students for their first day of high school.  A husband and wife were walking with their daughter and son toward the station.  As they approached the bus, the father looked to his son with a smile on his face.  "Well Dusk Shine," he said, "today you start high school.  It's a pretty big step in a young man's life."

"Yeah," replied his sister.  "Going from super-wedgie to ultra-wedgie is a big step, indeed."

"Cappella!!!" Sonata exclaimed, "Don't say such horrible things to your brother."

As Cappella laughed, Sunrise shook his head and sighed.  Out of his two children, she inherited his sass.

Suddenly, Dusk Shine cried out, "There they are!!"

The rest of the family turned to see what he was looking at.  They then saw a man with blue, slick hair and his family waving to them.

"I was thinking that we wouldn't find you." Flash exclaimed.

"It's always great to see you." said Twilight Sparkle as she walked over and gave both Sunrise and Sonata a hug.  

While Sonata was talking with Flash and Twilight, Dusk Shine turned to his father and asked, "Dad, can I talk to you in private?"

Sunrise nodded; he knew where this was going.  He had anticipated this ever since Dusk Shine graduated from Junior High this past June.

When they were out of ear shot, Dusk Shine asked, "What if I don't end up making friends here?  What if, for the rest of my high school years, I become a loner?"

Sunrise smiled; out of his two children, Dusk had inherited both Sonata's and Sunrise's kindness.

"Dusk Shine," he said, "you are a very special person.  You will be able to make friends no matter what the situation.  Personally, I think you should join a school club that involves what you're good at.  You might even make friends that share the same interests as you."

Dusk looked up at his father and asked, "Do you really think that would work?  How do you know that joining a club will be good for me?"

Sunrise smiled and whispered, "because I was in the glee club at your age.  How do you think I meet your mom and Uncle Flash?"

Smiling, Dusk packed up his things and walked onto the bus.  As he sat down in a empty seat next to a boy with rainbow-colored hair, he looked out the window and waved to his parents.

As they returned the gesture, Sunrise called out, "now remember, don't get into trouble too early in the school year; you don't want to make a bad name for yourself towards Principal Shimmer."

Nodding, Dusk smiled and called out, "Bye, mom.  Bye, dad."

As they watched the bus leave for the high school, Sonata turned to Sunrise and smiled affectionately.

"He'll be fine." she said.

As he watched the bus disappear over the hill, Sunrise returned Sonata's smile.

"Yeah," he replied, "I know he will."

End