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// Epilogue 
// Story: The Moon and the Star 
// by Ashura 
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Epilogue

Star opened her eyes, a little bit confused about the previous night. She couldn't really remember what had happened. She got up and 

started looking around her, she felt like is she was suppose searching for something or somepony. She took a few steps when she heard 

somepony call her name.

"Star! You're OK!" said Golden "I was so worried!"

"Goldy? What happened last night? I don't remember anything." asked Star

Golden bit his bottom lip, thinking back to the previous night.

10 hours previous to Star's awakening

Golden looks at the moon and saw... nothing. No new shadow. He turned on the spot and stared at the spot where Double Star had been 

standing, and where she now lay. Peaceful in her unconsciousness.

"What did you do?" asked the young colt

"I made her forget. She no longer remembers my sister as anything more then one of the two alicorn Princesses. All the time they have 

spent together has been erased from her mind. Now she can live a life free of the pain of losing somepony else, she has already lost and 

been through too much." answered Celestia

"So...What now? Will she wake up soon?" asked Golden

"I do not know when she will regain consciousness, but it will be at least several hours. And when she does wake, I must ask you not to tell 

her of what I have done. It could cause her to remember what happened." asked Celestia

"Yes, Princess." acquiesced the young colt

"And one more thing..." she said

"Yes?" asked Golden

"Help me take care of her. I owe at least that much to Luna." said Celestia "And you may give her this. I do not believe that this alone could 

remind her of what has happened."

Celestia was holding the moon pendant that Star had made for Luna at Hearths Warming Eve.

The present

"So what happened?" asked Star

"You wanted to go to the castle to find out was going on, and on the way up the castle steps a piece of rubble fell and hit you on the head." 

answered Golden, having rehearsed what he was going to tell her.

"Funny, I don't remember that." said Star

"The doctor who examined you said you wouldn't. You got hit pretty hard." replied Golden

"Oh... Hey Goldy?" called the filly

"Yes?" he answered

"I don't know how to explain it but I feel really sad for some reason. Why would I be sad?" she asked

"... I don't know, but I can certainly think of something that's going to cheer you up." said the young colt

"And what's that?" inquired Double Star

"You're Cutie Mark" he said. 

Golden left Star alone so that she could inspect her new cutie mark. He smiled a little as he saw Star grin from ear to ear, forgetting her 

unhappiness instantly. Star ran for the mirror that was by the window and inspected her Cutie Mark. It was a very bright star. It was actually 

two planets overlapping creating what looked like a single enormous star.

5 years later

"So, miss Star? Why are you interested in joining my school of astronomy?" asked the pony

"I don't know how to explain it. I guess it's because I've always been interested in the night sky. And  most of all, I loved watching the moon 

travel through the night when I was just a filly. The moon was one of my only friends growing up." Star looked at her moon pendant and 

smiled.

THE END