Author's Note

Just a fun little addendum. Take it exactly as seriously as you want to.

Epilogue: Advanced Extraplatonic Dynamics

Rarity tore her eyes from the display long enough to turn to Pinkie Pie. "And we're not sure how any of this happened?" she asked, batting at rogue crystal constructs like flies.

"Heck if I know," said Pinkie, still looking up. "They were like that when I called you all." Her shining geode painted her face in shadows like a flashlight helping a scary campfire story. She made sure to stay on the sidewalk after what happened when she strayed onto the street. Some of the asphalt was still bubbling.

All five watched as the demonic Sunset and Midnight Sparkle ground against one another in the sky above Sunset's apartment, neither wearing a stitch of clothing but necklaces that glowed like orange and purple binary stars, making the other geodes shine with overuse in turn. The fabric of reality around the two seemed to turn a deep magenta around the edges... where it wasn't scorched.

"Okay, so..." Rainbow Dash didn't so much fidget in place as blur. "How exactly do we rainbow blast them when they're part of the rainbow blaster?"

Applejack shrugged. The cracks in the pavement beneath her spread out another inch. "I'm thinkin' a hose or a bucket oughtta do the trick. Like cats in th' street."

"Let's hope we don't have to resort to such undignified tactics," said Rarity. "Fluttershy, any i— Fluttershy!"

Fluttershy took a step back. Rarity had to stop short of swiping the phone, lest she trample the growing horde of assorted critters gathered at Fluttershy's feet. All the while, Shy kept her camera on the couple. "What?" She might have sounded innocent in a different context. "It's sweet. And good inspiration."

One of the magenta auras surged down and struck Rarity right between the eyes. Her geode's glow grew to blinding intensity, her clothing unwove itself, and she pounced on Applejack. It was a bit like pouncing on a mountain, but that didn't stop Rarity from all but trying to swallow her girlfriend's face. A dome of shield crystals snapped into place and hid them from view, but did little to dampen the sound.

And Fluttershy kept smiling and recording. "So much material for the next doujin."