Oddities and Their Convergence

by Kimmo Rabies Pronger

Prologue (Sunburst and Starlight Glimmer)

In the empty halls of the Castle of Friendship, Starlight Glimmer walked. She was supposed to meet up with Twilight Sparkle today. She had recently become her student and intended to make the most out of her lessons.

As she slowly walked through the hallway toward the throne room, a lot of thoughts ran through her head. The sheer thought of her twisted, distorted view of equality made her shudder. In fact, there would sometimes be nights where she'd have nightmares about it. Despite Princess Luna's counseling, her doubts persist. It is not helped from the fact that the village she once led now look at her with disdain and contempt.

Double Diamond has given her his forgiveness but it's clear she has a lot of work to do if she is to regain the trust of the ponies that she had deceived.

Then, there's the memory of her best friend: Sunburst. He moved to Canterlot once he got his Cutie Mark. She tried to convince herself that he turned his back on her but she knew the truth: She was selfish. Too selfish to congratulate him, or take her share of responsibility for their friendship, or even doing a simple thing such as writing.

She can't help but wonder how he's doing without her. Deep in her heart, she wished no misfortune on him in respect for him once being her one true friend.

SMACK!

Starlight Glimmer didn't realise that she had been lost in thought that she ended up walking into the wall that was next to the doors to the throne room. She shook off her dazed state. She reached with one hoof to open the door to the throne room but something stopped her.

There were voices...talking?

"Yes... I have been looking for her and I thought that you might have seen her since you're a Princess who watches over Ponyville. I heard that she was seen here recently..."

"Th-That voice...!"

Starlight Glimmer felt her entire body freeze for a moment before collapsing on the ground but not falling unconscious. Mere seconds later, a flood of tears ran down her face. She could feel the familiarity of the voice she heard very clear. It was Sunburst.

She got up off the floor and continued to listen through the door.

"...Yes. She's supposed to meet me today."

"T-Today? Here? HERE?! L-Let me talk to her! I haven't seen her in a long time... I looked everywhere in Equestria for her and if she's really here, I'd..."

Sunburst and Twilight Sparkle's conversation was interrupted by the sound of the doors to the throne room bursting open. The two looked over to see Starlight Glimmer overcome with tears.

"Y-Y-You...c-came back for me...?" She struggled to say through sobs.

"S-Starlight Glimmer! Y-You've grown!" Sunburst said in shock of how beautiful she looked as a fully grown mare in spite of her tears.

The two ran to each other and tightly embraced. Starlight Glimmer sobbed audibly into his chest as Sunburst's own tears emerged as he cried silently.

Twilight Sparkle only stood there, quiet, silently smiling at the emotional reunion between what was once the dearest of friends.