She's warmly pressing her chest against yours, and the two of you kiss passionately for several seconds. Your hoof glides over her slowly fading flank, and you start to see her muzzle disappearing.

"I'll... figure something out," you tell her.

You start to cry, and so does Cozy Glow.

She chuckles with tears dripping freely from her cheeks and chin.

"No," she says. "I'm sorry, Mister, but I doubt that very much... because..."

"Please," you beg. "I know..." You hold onto her more tightly than ever before. "I know... Just... let me have this one last fallacy... I'll..." You sniffle loudly. "I'll figure this out, and we'll be together again. Soon, Cozy Glow... Very soon... You'll see..."

She sighs sweetly, and then flickers again. "Wishful thinking, Mister," she tells you. The words are echoing within your head. "Golly... We both know this'll never happen again, but that's such... wishful thinking..."

She goes to give you just one last kiss goodbye, but before your lips can connect, she disappears right before your very eyes, and you're left all alone within the locker room to contemplate her reasoning. In time, it becomes clear to you that it's because of the kind of pony she is. You'd unfortunately never be able to truly trust her. This is exactly what Princess Twilight Sparkle would say.

For all you know, this might've been her escape plan all along. Would you really be willing to take a chance like that?

In time, the answer turns out to be a definitive yes.

You don't even dare to ask the Princess for permission. Instead, you one day take matters into your own hooves.

You take that chance by using your own magic to free her, and she doesn't ever rebel against Equestria, either.

Thanks to your simple, lofty love for Cozy Glow, and her love for you, she returns.

The wind whistles, and blows Twilight's mane to the side. She looks around for a second longer, and then groans.

"Okay... I'm going to close my eyes... and when I reopen them, that filly is going to be right... here and she's not here."

She stares at the statue feeling annoyed.

"WHERE THE FUCK DID SHE FUCKING GO?!"

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