As Sunset finished drying her tears, Twilight casually strolled back into the room. She stopped in front of Sunset, and began looking her over in greater detail. "I never noticed your cutie mark, Sunset," she remarked.
Sunset smiled and replied, "Yeah, the thing is, to this day, I still am not completely sure about what it's supposed to mean..." She stood back up and looked around the room. "Where are we, anyways?" She asked.
Celestia stiffened at the mentioning of Sunset's question. "Well, uh..."
Sunset turned her head at the sound of Celestia's voice. "Well, what?"
Celestia knew that Sunset would be horrified if she found out that Equestria was practically destroyed, and that the remaining populace had evacuated aboard the ship. "Well... we.... we decided to take a trip through space, and..." Celestia's voice trailed on as a bead of sweat began to form under her pale fur. "...aaaannnnnd we are currently on that ship! I personally decided to guide this craft through it's course, and if you haven't noticed yet, my sister, Luna, has joined me for the first time in over a thousand years!"
Sunset narrowed her eyes at Celestia, unsure of how to take in what she just said. Meanwhile, Celestia was slowly failing at trying to keep a straight face in front of her daughter. At last, she breathed a sigh of relief once she saw Twilight take the mare out of the cockpit.
Luna shot a glare at Celestia once they left the room. Sister, she said firmly, why have you lied to your own DAUGHTER?!"
Celestia shrunk back into her seat. "I- I just don't want her to find out about what happened to home... if she finds out, she'd be devastated..."
~~~{Main Civilian Quarters, Equestrian Pride}~~~
The two mares strolled down the sidewalk on a busy suburb within the ship. Sunset gazed upwards at the sight of the massive buildings. "I know that this ship is supposed to be an exploration ship, but this - this is ridiculous. I mean, seriously, why do we have an entire city stuffed into this place?! Not only that, but how is this thing not floating around inside? I know that a spinning cylinder can be used to create artificial gravity and all, bu--"
Twilight shot a hoof over the mare's mouth. "I don't need to explain crap to you. It's magic." she said dryly.
Sunset swat Twilight's hoof back down. "Ok, Geez," she said, rubbing her muzzle, "You don't have to be so rude..."
The two continued on the path until they reached a massive building that sprawled over nearly four city blocks. Twilight opened the doors for Sunset, who silently stepped inside. Inside, Sunset immediately noticed Twilight's mood skyrocket. "Behold, the library!" Twilight's voice echoed throughout the building, creating a massive wave of shushes from ponies all around the area.
Sunset rolled her eyes at the overenthusiastic book-horse. "Yeah, yeah, so you like books. I get it."
Twilight froze for a second, and slowly turned towards Sunset. "Like books?" she whispered, she slowly leaned in towards Sunset's ear. "I love books, Sunny."
Sunset took a step back from Twilight, thoroughly creeped by the mare's remark. "Uh, ok... I'll just leave now... uh, have fun with your books!" She then proceeded to bolt out the revolving glass doors.