On a windy, cloud filled sky day, Cozy Glow is in Headmare Twilight’s office, sitting in her chair, hooves up on the desk, having the most smirkiest of smirks ever seen.

On the other side of the desk, sitting on a simple wooden chair is Princess Twilight herself.

Though she appears tied to the chair, front and back hooves tied together and to the chair, mouth stuffed with a dirty white rag, and lastly, for safe measures, her horn on the frink due to an anti magic spell cast on it.

“Now, you’re probably wonderin’, why am I doin’ this?” Cozy opens up a drawer and takes out a file from it. “In this file is all of Princess Twilight’s financial records. What do I want with it you ask? Simple.” Cozy opens it up, finding the paper showing all the payments Twilight made. “Now tell me, what did you purchase on the fourteenth day of this exact month... two years ago?” Cozy shows the document to her.

Twilight looks to get nervous, sweat starting to come down, mumbling to her what sounds like: “That’s none of your business.”

“Oh, and it is.” Cozy puts the paper back in the file. “And once I send this in to the Ponyville news publisher, everypony will know the real Princess Twilight.”

Twilight worriness gets dialed up to max levels.

Until from the sound of the two double doors being kicked open does it start to go down some.

Cozy Glow looks to see Gallus standing in the doorway, holding in his grip a medium sized black box.

“Never fear! For I am here!” Gallus exclaims loudly.

“Oh.” Cozy sounds a little nervously, quickly picking up the file, then flies up into the air. “It’s been fun but I-“

“Not so fast!” Gallus jumps over to where she is, opening and holding out the black box towards her.

“What in tar-“ Cozy is interrupted as suddenly she starts to feel herself disintegrating into the box, the file in her hooves falling to the floor.

As soon as all of Cozy Glow is inside the box, Gallus quickly shuts the top back on.

***

“Again I just have to say thanks again.” Twilight says to Gallus as they both walk the halls of the school.

“Eh. Like I said, don’t mention it.”

“You know it’s nice to see how a griffin like yourself has really gotten along with everycreature. Considering where you came from.”

“It’s nothing. I just learned what you taught me, and with the help of my friends, I know I’m waaay better than I was.”

Twilight smiles cheerily at him.

The two walk a little more until Gallus notices something isn’t right.

“You hear that?”

“Hear what-“ Twilight is interrupted as she looks at Gallus’s flank, seeing it appears to be glowing.

“What.” Gallus looks back at his own flank too. “Wha..?”

(Earlier That Day)

Gallus was in the school library, sitting at one of the tables studying for Professor Fluttershy’s exam tomorrow until a strange pony walks over to him.

The pony wore a tan trench coat covering his whole body, a tan fedora, and big black sunglasses.

The pony took out a medium sized black box out of his coat, placing it on the table, getting Gallus’s attention.

“I am giving this to you. Use it wisely.” The pony says before walking out of the library.

“Okay.” Gallus looks at the box real close. “I don’t get it. And what did he say? Use it wisely.”

Just as he’s about to grab the thing, somepony runs into the library, screaming loudly.

“HELP!!!!!!!! HEADMARE TWILIGHT IS TIED UP IN HER OFFICE WITH THAT COZY GLOW!!! SOMEPONY DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!”

Gallus gets a look of confidence, grabs the box then flies fast to Headmare Twilight’s office.

(Nighttime)

Twilight and Gallus are both in the throne room of the friendship castle.

Though when the map was turned on it showed no sign of Gallus being summon by the map.

“I don’t get it.” Twilight paces around the map table. “Usually when ones’ flank glows its a call from the map. But now. I don’t know!”

“Maybe the map is trying to say something. Like what with me and my friends?” Gallus asks her.

“Speaking of which.” Twilight sits on her throne, motioning Gallus to sit elsewhere. “I’ve been wondering about the tree of harmony for a while now and, it’s about you and your friend’s connection to the tree.”

“Okay.” Gallus takes a deep breath. “We probably are gonna tell you eventually but here we go.”

“It all started when me and my friends were studying for a test. Then Cozy Glow of course, makes us all feel down. Then before you know it we find an opening in the library leading to a cavern with the tree of harmony shaped as you, then immediately casts us away to face our fears.”

“Interesting. Please go on.” Twilight says.

“Some of us were able to face them on our own, but some just needed a little help.”

“And so after we all have faced our fears, the tree of harmony says of how proud it is of us and lets us go.”

“Really. Well that explains why a holographic version of me appeared as part of an April fools joke.”

Gallus looks at Twilight questionably.

“You don’t wanna know.”

***

As soon as Twilight sent Gallus away (back to the school), she walks to her bedroom, using her magic to put on her bedroom robe then planned to just go to bed early tonight.

Today was a long, tired day for her.

But not before going over to her dresser, opening the top drawer to take out a piece of paper and a pen.

The first line of the paper read: Cozy Glow X Gallus.

Twilight uses the pen to cross it off entirely.

“Such a shame. I just thought they had the chemistry to do it.”

Twilight crumbles it up and throws it in a trash can before going to sleep.

(The Next Day)

A new school day has begun.

Gallus was busy walking down the hall to Professor Dash’s class before being stopped by Headmare Twilight.

“Hey, just one question. Have you ever, oh I don’t know, felt anything ‘touchy-feely’ towards a certain someone?” Twilight asks him.

“Uh... Why do you need to know?” Gallus sounds a little uncomfortable.

“‘Cause last night I had a dream that you were proposing to guidance counselor Starlight!” Twilight freaks out over.

“You what? Okay, for one, Starlight’s like, in her mid twenties. And second, why did you dream of that?!”

“Dream of what?” Starlight says as she walks over by them. “I’m just passing through ‘til I see you two. Anything the matter?”

“Oh there’s no matter. Just headmare and student talking. No need for you here.” Twilight says trying to sound normal.

“Okay. Well if you need me, you both know where to find me.” Starlight walks away from the two.

***

Derpy Hooves was at this new fancy restaurant that just opened up, waiting patiently for her blind date to show up.

“I hope he makes it in time. The dinner rush will start soon.” Derpy says to herself just as Twilight comes into view.

“Hi there. Just wondering if you’ve seen anypony here that’s waiting for me. My friend set me up on a blind date and I’d very much would like to meet the pony.”

“Really? ‘Cause I’m doing the same thing.” Derpy says to her.

“Really? You don’t think that-“

Twilight is interrupted by Rainbow Dash’s laughing.

“Rainbow Dash!” Twilight says angrily to her before stomping away from the restaurant.

“Um, what just happened?” Derpy asks confused.

***

Starlight was in the teachers’ lounge, sitting on one of the couches, eating the last slice of cake all the while thinking to herself.

Just then Fluttershy comes in, going over to the fridge to take out a little something for her class.

Right when she finds it and is about to leave, Starlight asks her: “Hey Fluttershy. We’re good friends right?”

“Well of course. Why do you ask?”

“Oh well it’s just, why does nopony want me!”

Fluttershy looks to her concerned.

“I mean, I’m not a bad pony, and I’ve shown I can change. Yet here I am, whisking away the best years of my life.”

“Um Starlight-“

“I mean I’m twenty six. Twenty six!”

“I think you-“

“And soon enough I’m gonna be in my thirties!”

“Starlight!” Fluttershy finally gets her attention, taking a deep breath. “I know it’s hard for you but, there’s no need to worry. Besides, I’m two years older and I don’t feel the need of wanting somepony by me.” She says comforting.

“Well you also have Discord as a fallback plan so of course you needn’t worry.”

Fluttershy blushes at what she just said.

“Well I better be going. Nice to talk with ya.” Flutters walks back to the door before Starlight stops her.

“Look. I’m sorry for what I said. I’ve just been thinking a lot about this and just needed somepony to talk to. Forgiven?”

Fluttershy smiles at her. “You're forgiven.” She opens the door and walks back to her classroom.

***

A long narrow hallway.

On each side are eight doors, each door a different color.

The blue door on the right opens up from the other side.

And on the other side is Cozy Glow.

“I’m back!”

Author's Note

And this is the end of the story.

Will there be another story explaining all of everything that happened this chapter?

Probably not.

Anyway, thanks for all that happened and see you again maybe.