That evening, Cozy Glow and Starswirl were standing before the Friendship Express. They brought camping materials with them.

"Is the train going to take us straight to Scorpan's homeland?", Cozy asked.

"Unfortunately not", Starswirl replied. "The train can only take us closer to his homeland, which is so far not even my teleportation power can instantly teleport us there."

"Oh", Cozy Glow said in disappointment. "Well, it'll be worth it if it means Tirek and Scorpan will reconcile."

Just then, the train arrived, and Cozy Glow and Starswirl boarded it.

Meanwhile, at the School of Friendship, Tirek is sadly sitting in his and Cozy's dorm room.

Suddenly, someone knocked at the door.

"Come in", Tirek said.

Ocellus came into the room.

"Tirek, where's Cozy? I wanted to speak with her", Ocellus told Tirek.

"She's on a mission with Starswirl the Bearded to find my brother in his homeland", Tirek replied.

"Tirek, is something troubling you? I can see it", said Ocellus.

Tirek let out a sigh.

"I just can't believe it, Ocellus. One second I'm an ancient evil bent on conquering Equestria, the next I'm a student in the School of Friendship making friends with you and the other Young Six. It's all happening too fast for me. And while I now have friends, Cozy Glow is the only one I can truly confide to, and now she's gone", said Tirek.

"Well, you're confiding to me", Ocellus replied. "And Cozy Glow won't be gone forever, once she comes back with your brother, you'll be nothing but happy."

"Thank you, Ocellus. And can you inform Chrysalis about the mission Cozy Glow is on?", said Tirek.

"Of course, Tirek", said Ocellus.

In the train, Cozy Glow and Starswirl continued to talk.

"I hope this trip won't be too long", remarked Cozy Glow.

"I hope to see my friend Scorpan again soon as well", said Starswirl.

The train continued to move.

2 days later, it was Flurry Heart's birthday. Shining Armor, Cadance, Twilight, Night Light, Twilight Velvet, the Main Six, Starlight, Sunburst, Discord, Chrysalis, Tirek, Thorax, the Changelings, and even the retired Celestia and Luna, along with various other ponies, were all gathered in the Crystal Empire to celebrate her first birthday.

"Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Flurry Heart
Happy birthday to you!"

Everyone cheered. Flurry Heart blew out the candles, which were previously lit up by Chrysalis.

Chrysalis transformed into a toy changeling for Flurry Heart to play with as every creature watching just about died of adorableness. Chrysalis transformed back into her original form.

"It's a shame Cozy Glow couldn't be here", remarked Chrysalis.

"Indeed it is. I hope she'll be okay", replied Tirek.

Elsewhere, Cozy Glow and Starswirl have set up a campsite for them to stay in at the moment.

"It's going to take forever to find Scorpan, but I won't give up", Cozy Glow insisted.

"We will find him soon, Cozy", Starswirl reassured her.

"It's also a shame I had to miss Princess Flurry Heart's first birthday", said Cozy Glow.

"I wished I could be there as well", said Starswirl.

"But anyways, good night Starswirl", said Cozy.

"Good night, Cozy", said Starswirl.

The next morning, Cozy Glow and Starswirl continued their quest to find Scorpan. The campsite they stayed in was a bit uncomfortable, but it nontheless wasn't awful.

"Are we at Scorpan's homeland yet?", asked Cozy.

"No, we aren't. But it shouldn't be far", responded Starswirl.

Cozy Glow and Starswirl continued walking.

At the Changeling kingdom, Tirek is visiting Chrysalis.

"Hello, Tirek. It's so good to see you!", began Chrysalis. "What have you come here for?"

"It's good to see you as well, Chrysalis. I wanted to talk to you about Cozy Glow's self-imposed mission to find my brother", replied Tirek.

"What about it?", asked Chrysalis.

"What if something happens to her on the way there? Then I'll lose the first friend I ever made!", replied Tirek.

"Nothing will happen to Cozy Glow. Starswirl the Bearded, the most powerful unicorn to have ever lived, is there to supervise her", Chrysalis reassured Tirek.

"But what if she does find my brother, and he doesn't want to reconcile with me and instead wants to destroy me!? Or what if he reverted back to evil and wants to destroy Equestria!? And destroyed Cozy Glow and Starswirl the moment he saw them!?", panicked Tirek.

"Now Tirek, I'm sure it'll be fine. Cozy Glow and Starswirl will find Scorpan, reunite him with you, and the two of you can reconcile", Chrysalis continued to reassure him.

"Yes, I-I'm sure you're right, Chrysalis", said Tirek.

Another two days later, Cozy Glow and Starswirl have FINALLY arrived at Scorpan's homeland.

"Wow, this journey was really exausting. At least we're finally here", remarked Cozy Glow. "But how will we find Scorpan?"

Starswirl casted a bright light from his horn.

"The brighter this light is, the closer we are to Scorpan. But if we get further away from him, the light will get dimmer and dimmer", replied Starswirl. "I will be able to sense when we have arrived at his home."

"You made me worry even more", said Cozy.

Starswirl was confused.

"And why is that?", asked Starswirl.

"I was being sarcastic, Starswirl. Thank you", replied Cozy Glow.

"Hmm, okay", said Starswirl.

The two of them continued their jouney and kept walking (with Cozy Glow hovering above the air). After hours of searching and searching, with the light from Starswirl's horn taking various degrees of brightness. Sometimes it would be blindingly bright, sometimes it would be really dim, but no matter how bright or not bright the light was, it told both Starswirl and Cozy exactly how close they were to finding Scorpan.

As the sun began to set, the two of them came across a medium-sized house.

"I can sense that this house is where Scorpan is inhabiting. However, I must admit that I am very nervous", admitted Starswirl.

"I am too, but we have to reunite him with Tirek. I'll send a letter to Tirek after talking to Scorpan", said Cozy Glow.

"Okay, here goes nothing I suppose", Starswirl stated as he nervously knocked on the door of Scorpan's house.

The house's owner opened the door. And sure enough, the owner was none other than the gargoyle himself: Scorpan, glaring down at Starswirl and Cozy Glow.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Let's see if Scorpan will be willing to reconcile with Tirek...