Zap and Bulk Biceps exited the salon.

“Ah gotta admit, yer quite the masseuse,” Zap complimented.

“Lots of practice,” Bulk said with a confident smirk.

“Well, we’ve done a lot t’day, but ah really think it’s time ta be thinking of home,” Zap said.

“Aww, could we do one more thing?” Bulk asked.

“And that would be?” Zap asked.

“I wanna show you my favorite view in all of Ponyville,” Bulk said gesturing for her to follow him.

“Alright, but afterward ah need ta be home, Granny would tan mah hide if ah missed dinner,” Zap said and they went off towards the edge of town.

As they made it Bulk went into the Everfree forest.

“Hold up, ya sure ya wanna go in there?” Zap asked.

“Don’t worry, I know a safe route,” Bulk said as he gestured for her to follow.

“Ok…” Zap said as she went in with him, the two picked their way through the brush and Bulk made his way to an arch that took him to a trail.

“Where we headed?” Zap asked.

“Trust me you’ll love it,” Bulk said as they made their way into a long pathway, that had a brook.

They made their way onto a bridge and walked across it.

“Can’t we fly there?” Zap asked.

“But then you’ll see it ahead of time,” Bulk said as they made it onto a winding part of the trail.

“Yer bein mighty suspicious here Bulk,” Zap said.

“I’m not, I just wanted you to see it yourself,” Bulk said as he hopped down from a rock.

A few minutes later they came to a series of vines making a wall.

“Alright, get ready,” Bulk said.

“Alright…” Zap readied herself.

“TADA!” Bulk gestured out past the vines and Zap looked out and did not expect what she saw.

“Huh?” Zap said as she saw a… meadow.

She walked out amongst the flowers and saw a shimmering lake, glowing in the setting sun.

She gasped as she saw so many pretty things.

“Wow, ah… didn’t expect this,” Zap said.

“Exactly, and the best part it’s just a five-minute flight from Ponyville,” Bulk said.

“Why didn’t we… oh yeah, ya didn’t want ta spoil it,” Zap said.

“I… hope you like it, maybe next date we could come here and just enjoy the sights,” Bulk said.

“Ah’d like that,” Zap said before turning to leave “Bulk ah gotta admit, you really gave me an outlook on things, ah want ta honor Rainbow and AJ… but like ya said, before I can show my loyalty to them, I gotta be loyal to mahself” Zap said.

“Does that mean… we’ve good for next time?” Bulk asked.

“Course ya big galoot!” Zap chuckled

“YEAH!” Bulk cheered.

Zap chuckled, “Ah gotta head now, but maybe sometime soon we can talk again,” Zap said with a smile.

“Sure thing Mrs. Zap Apple,” Bulk said.

“Jest Zap is fine,” Zap Apple said before walking away and waving at him.

“Bye!” Bulk said, before turning and sitting.

“Ya did well Bulk ya did well, I just hope we can be together for real after this,” Bulk said with a smile before he glanced around and brought out his book.

Zap walked back on the path she took and was about to climb up the rock when suddenly a wind blew her stetson off of her head.

“Huh? Hey!” Zap ran forward and caught it but then she heard something coming from the meadow “Hmm?”

“Her mane flitters in the breeze, her colors, like a rainbow have been seized, placed into her locks to brighten her up. Her muscles so strong, I fear to ever do her wrong, her eyes, such a pretty color, make my heart beat harder and louder, like a forlorn lover,” Bulk said in his poem aloud.

“Is that… poetry?” Zap asked.

“My heart soars as I drew my first kiss from her, my mind ablaze when she agreed to be together, my soul alight as she wrestle arm by arm, to her graciousness, I shall never to harm,” Bulk said as he wrote out a poem.

“No way… Bulk Biceps is a poet? Ah didn’t think him the type, should ah…” Zap wondered before shaking her head “Ah left on a good note, better not ruin it,” Zap said before walking away.

Spike arrived at the edge of Charity’s cottage property as he approached he took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

To his surprise as the door opened, he saw Big Mac leaving with his head held low.

“Big Mac?” Spike asked.

“Hey Spike…” Mac said pausing.

“What’s going on? I thought you and Charity were on a-”

“You should head in Spike ah’ll… be headin home now…” Mac said as he walked home.

“What? Charity!” Spike knew something was wrong and he ran inside to see Charity crying on the couch with Discord and Angel comforting her.

“Charity!” Spike ran over to her and sitting with her, Angel looked at him and ushered for him to leave.

“No, I’m here Charity,” Spike said.

Angel kicked Spike’s thigh and Spike looked down at him and Angel pointed at the door.

“No, Charity needs me,” Spike said angrily.

Angel looked like he was ready to try and kick Spike out but Charity stopped him.

“Angel, stop being an antithesis to your name and let him help,” Discord said.

Angel made some rude gestures to Discord but Charity held up a hand to stop them.

“It’s alright dears… he doesn’t know…” Charity said.

“Know what?” Spike asked.

“Big Mac and I had a talk… and he said… he thought about us and our date… he canceled and broke up with me,” Charity said with a sniff.

“He what?!” Spike stood up.

“It’s alright Spike… I understand why… he loved Fluttershy, not me, and although he cares deeply about me, he doesn’t want to tie me down to a stallion who gets depressed every time he’s near me… he did for my sake…” Charity said.

“That’s an excuse if I ever heard one…” Spike growled his eyes sharpening.

“Spike?” Charity asked looking at him.

“Oooh boy, this won’t be pretty…” Discord said.

“Stay here, I need to talk to him,” Spike said before running out the door.

“SPIKE NO!” Charity got up and ran after him.

Big Mac made it to the edge of the forest and let a few tears fall, as he was about to continue on he heard footsteps rapidly approaching his position.

“Hmm?” Mac turned only to get a scaly fist to the face and it knocked him down.

“Agh!” Mac grunted and he looked up to see Spike staring down at him angrily.

“The hay was that fer?” Mac said getting up.

“You know full well Mac! How could you break Charity’s heart like that!” Spike said, hitting him in the chest, which only made him step back a little.

“Ah did it for her Spike! You’d never understand!” Big Mac said.

“Yeah, I don’t! She loves you, you loved her, you're going to let something as small as a fusion get between that?!” Spike said.

“Ah figured you would’ve wanted this!” Mac said, shoving Spike back as he moved in to hit him again.

“Like I’d want Charity to get hurt!” Spike said.

“Ah meant you’d be the one to be by her side! Ah care about Charity but ah can’t even smile around her knowing Fluttershy ain’t around no more! Ah rather Chare’s be happy with a stallion not stuck in the past!” Mac said.

“I felt the same about Rarity, but you don’t see me running away from the problem!” Spike ran and tackled him but Mac withstood it.

“Well ah ain’t you, so back off,” Mac said before shoving Spike back again.

“Give Charity a chance before you decide to run away from her!” Spike shouted.

“Ah did, and ah still think of Fluttershy when ah see her, ah’m just hurting both of us at this rate, ah’ve hurt her enough already, so you take it from here!” Mac said.

“You-” Spike was ready to breathe fire. He was so mad when he heard a familiar voice that wasn’t usually angry.

“STOP IT!” Charity said.

They both turned and gasped at the sight of her stare and they backed off eachother.

“I won’t tolerate anymore fighting! You both are coming back with me to the cottage to talk it out like civilized ponies and dragons or I get angry!” She said.

“Ok…” Both said.

Discord chuckled as he approached “Don’t want to make this lady mad, you haven’t even seen her worst,” Discord said.

“Come on,” Charity said and she turned and walked home.

Spike and Mac looked at each other and followed her.

They sat in the living room and Charity stared at both of them.

“I get that word got said and things got heated but that doesn’t mean I want you two fighting like that, I’m a kind pony but I’ll get angry if I need to be” Charity said.

“Indeed, totally unwarranted,” Discord saId.

“It’s just… I really care about you Charity, and not just because you're half Rarity, I care about you the pony you are, the kindness of your heart, what he did was shatter that heart before you had a chance to mend anything,” Spike said.

“Ah said mah peace,” Mac said.

“See, he won’t even defend himself!” Spike said.

“A made mah statement clear, Chare's needs a stallion who won’t make her sad, an ah’m not that stallion, ah aint bein selfish, ah knew how you felt about Rarity and how ya most likely felt about Charity, mah heart is wounded Spike, and ah don’t want ta inflict that on Charity no more,” Big Mac said.

“While I appreciate you stepping out of the way, I just think it could have been resolved better than making her cry!” Spike said before hearing a cough and they looked to see Discord pointing at Charity who is looking ready to break out the stare again.

“...um… I mean,”

“I want you two to at least maintain your friendship, if you hate eachother because of me, how do you think that makes me feel?” Charity asked.

“....I guess so…” Spike said.

“You both, I love you both… I want to be with you both… but I understand Big Mac’s desire to take some time to himself to think it through, it is true we’re hurting eachother by distancing ourselves but in the end if he wants to leave it is his choice, Spike,” Charity said.

“I guess…” Spike said.

“And Mac, I am fine with your decision, I only ask that you not lie to yourself in the process,” Charity said softly.

“Lie ta mahself?” Mac asked.

“I may not be as good at spotting doubt as Zap Apple but I have enough skill inherited from Rarity,” Charity said.

“What am ah lyin about?” Mac demanded.

“That you are avoiding me only because of Fluttershy,” Charity said.

“What?” Mac said confusedly.

“I can tell you care about me Mac, but don’t want to get between me and Spike, you're being generous, but it’s hurting you in the end, you want to be with me but fear you won’t be able to provide, which just isn’t true,” Charity said.

“Now hold on a sec, what do you mean?” Mac asked.

“....Why did you reject Rarity?... when she tried to court you once you turned her down, specifically when she informed you of her future plans,” Charity said.

“How’d ya-”

“Fusion,” Discord coughed.

“Oh yeah…” Mac said.

“Why Mac?” Charity pressed.

“...Because she wanted ta be a noble… and ah’m a farmer… ah would just create a stigma for her from the other nobles,” Mac said.

“Mac that is foolish, simply foolish,” Charity said.

“What?” Mac asked.

“Do you really think Rarity or I care about the opinions of the nobles? I may have Rarity’s desire to be a noble… but I also have Fluttershy’s comfort with a humble living, and believe it or not, Rarity was content as well,” Charity said “If a noble said I should leave you because you were a farmer I would verily tell them I would not, I am the elements of generosity and kindness, to abandon is unkind and ungenerous, do you see now Mac? You won’t restrain me from my goals, because… I choose to remain as I am,” Charity said.

“Remain as you are? You don’t mean-” Spike asked before Charity stood and gestured around her.

“I am a seamstress by heart, but I am also an animal caretaker, and it took some thought and conversation with Sweetie, but… I want to combine my passions into one… I want to make outfits for animals, cute and lovely outfits to accessorize one's pets or animal friends, and I will continue to care for my animals in the process,” Charity said.

“...That could work… Why didn’t we think of it sooner!” Spike said.

“...You mean that Chares?... What if ya never become a noble because of me?” Big Mac asked

“Then becoming a noble is of no interest of mine anymore,” Charity said.

“...Forgive me Chares… ah made a fool of mahself…” Big Mac looked down.

“It’s alright, if anything, I support you no matter what,” Charity said.

“Ah’m still sorry, ah should go fer now,” Mac said getting up.

“Didn’t you hear her? She’s forgiving you,” Spike pointed out.

“Ah know, but ah still want ta take some time, think it all through, fer now, why don’t you both take some time to figure you out,” Big Mac said.

“What do you mean?” Spike asked.

“Well unless she plans to be with both of us ah think she feels a similar way about you,” Mac said with a smile.

Spike blushed “You mean she-”

“Eeyup, ah’ll be at the barn if ya both need me,” Big Mac said before taking his leave.

“...Chares?...” Spike turned to her.

“Yes?” She asked.

“You did say you cared about me… how much exactly…?” Spike asked.

“...Alot, I won’t lie Spike, when I was Rarity and Fluttershy they had some feelings for you but they wanted different things, but me… I feel their feelings in a different way, I… love you Spike,” Charity said.

“Even though i’m a-”

“Dragon? Of course dear, I would never be so shallow as to not love you because of your race,” Charity smiled.

Spike blushed and chuckled.

“It’s my dream come true, but at the same time, I’m scared,” Spike admitted.

“Mine too, Spike, I care about you and Mac equally, so I ask, will you let Big Mac choose whether he wants to be with me as well?” Charity asked.

“Your suggesting poly? Wow, I never expected you to,” Spike admitted.

“Hey, two ponies as one, means double the love, am I right?” Discord chuckled.

“I do suppose,” Charity chuckled.

“Yeah… so… can I ask something of you?” Spike asked nervously.

“Yes dear, anything,” Charity replied.

“....A kiss?” Spike asked.

“Oh you, come here,” Charity chuckled and magically pulled Spike in for a kiss.

…It was the best kiss Spike ever experienced!

Her lips were soft and warm, yet strong and surprisingly… dominating.

As they kissed passionately Spike felt a poorly timed sensation….

A burp was coming up.

“Mmmph!” Spike quickly pulled away from Charity.

“Spike?” Charity asked wondering if she did something wrong, before Spike belched out fire that turned into a scroll “Oh… good timing…” Charity admitted, not wanting to admit she was glad he pulled away in time.

“Sorry, can’t repress the messages when they come up,” Spike said picking up the message.

“It is perfectly fine,” Charity giggled “What does it say?” she asked.

“Hmmm…. What?... she did?....” Spike’s face went from curious to shock.

“What? Let me see,” Charity said.

“I don’t want to show you…” Spike admitted.

“Why?” Charity asked.

“...Twinkle found a way,” Spike said.

“A way? To do what?” Charity politely asked.

“To undo the magic of the merge mirror,” Spike said, Discord did a spittake and Charity’s mouth dropped open.

“Uh… yeah, we can fix this… but of course, that choice is yours,” Spike said.

“....Thank you Spike… I must… pay her a visit later regarding this,” Charity said.

“Chares… you don’t have to,” Spike said.

“I know…” Charity said before taking her leave.

“Discord?” Spike asked while following her.

“On it,” Discord said before teleporting.

Zap walked back into the farmhouse, lost in thought.

“He made poetry about me…. On one had ah’m flattered, but on the other…” Zap thought.

“Hey Zap,” Granny Smith said with a knowing smile.

“Hey Granny…” Zap said distractedly.

“Yer home quite late,” Granny said.

“Ah know… Granny?” Zap asked sitting down.

“Yes?” Granny Smith asked.

“Ah… had a real revelation t’day… and it got me thinkin…. Ah’m gonna give up on bein a Wonderbolt,” Zap said.

Granny Smith coughed loudly upon hearing that before settling down “Ya sure? Ya know that was Rainbow’s dream right?” Granny said.

“But it ain’t mine… ah wanna push mahself ta new heights and be the best mare ah can be, but… bein a Wonderbolt and an Apple member is somethin even ah can’t do, so… ah’m chooisin mah family over mah desires,” Zap smiled at Granny.

Granny nodded with a smile “Yer learnin young’n, yer learnin, ah am proud of ya regardless of what ya do, but right now ah want ta know, how was yer date?” Granny asked.

“...Amazing… Bulk ain't the musclehead everypony makes him out ta be, he’s encouraging, positive, and surprisingly quick-witted,” Zap admitted.

“Glad ta hear mah grandaughter has found a good stallion,’ Granny said with a happy toothless grin.

“...Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, ah wanna see where this can go after the problems in Equestria are fixed,” Zap said.

“Agreed,” Granny said before a message teleported in the middle of the room startling the two mares.

“Huh? What in tarnation?” Granny demanded.

“Calm down Granny, it’s just a message from Twinkle, she’s found out how ta send them herself,” Zap said picking up the message and reading it.

Her eyes widened.

“What?...” Zap said standing up.

“What is it?” Granny asked.

“Granny…. Ah need ta go, now, somethings come up,” Zap said

“Alright,” Granny Smith nodded.

Zap arrived moments later at the castle and she ran in.

“Twinkle, if this is a joke ah’m not gonna be happy,” Zap said as she walked into the main room.

“Hey Zap!” Zap turned to see her alicorn sister and friends running up to her and she hugged them.

“Ah read the message, it told me everythin, thank goodness yer all still around,” Zap said.

“Don’t worry sis! Ah think we can do it anytime!” Apple Bloom said as Zap let go.

“What do ya mean?” Zap asked.

“Later, for now we need to focus on what we learned today,” Sunset said approaching.

“Alright,” Zap said, as Sunset was about to speak the door opened and Charity and Spike entered.

“Twinkle! I need a word,” Charity said.

“Getting a bit crowded in here,” Trixie admitted.

“Well make room for one more,” Discord said appearing above them.

“Will somepony tell me if what Twinkle told me in the message is true?” Zap demanded.

“It is,” Twinkle walked with Flash Sentry down the stairs.

“So… it’s true?... Applejack and Rainbow Dash can come back? How?” Zap said feeling happy and scared at the same time.

“As said in the message your sisters and Scootaloo merged into an alicorn filly named Audacia by sleeping in the same room, apparently their closeness and unconscious states of mind caused the residual fusion magic to activate and fully fuse them into one pony, but when she expended too much magic that she seemed to share with Dusk Heart, they reverted possibly due to-”

“Abridged version please!” Trixie sighed.

“...Long story short they fused and then they somehow used Dusk’s magic and fused Sunset and Starlight together, making a pony named Starshine and I found a way to demerge them back into two by using a reverse boundary spell coupled with her fusion magic, I did what Celestia couldn’t and that make a cure for Merge Magic!” Twinkle said excitedly.

“Which means the situation can be fixed, that just begs the question, however,” Discord said floating to the ground.

“What’s that?” Zap asked.

“Do… you girls want to follow in Starshine’s hoofsteps? Do you want to become two again?” Discord asked and Zap and Charity looked surprised before looking conflicted.

“You will not be judged, or hated if you choose not to, I wish to make that clear,” Discord said.

“...I… want to…” Zap said.

“Me too…” Charity said.

“B-but girls, if you do then you won’t exist anymore!” Spike said.

“Perhaps… but then Rarity and Fluttershy will again, I had a good life, but I don’t wish to live it at the expense of two innocent ponies,” Charity said looking resolute.

“Me too, there will be regrets,” Zap said remembering Bulk and their developing relationship “But ah can’t sleep at night knowin AJ and RD are gone because of me…” Zap said.

“Girls…” Spike said before tears started welling up and he turned away.

“Don’t cry Spike, if anything you’ll have Rarity back, that’s a good thing right?” Charity said.

“It is… but… I’ll miss you too,” Spike said with a sniff.

“Girls it’s all up to you,” Starlight said.

“What about you Twinkle? You’ve been silent this whole time, do you wish to unravel your existence?” Charity asked.

“...No…” Twinkle said and Zap looked surprised, but before she could say anything Twinkle continued “I want them to come back, more than anything, but… I’ve forged my own identity, and… I don’t want to leave Flash or Cheese, it sounds selfish but… I want to stay,” Twinkle said.

“But Twinkle… What about Twi? Or Pinkie?” Zap asked.

“I know deep down that this is what they would have chosen too,” Twinkle said looking away.

“...Well ah ain’t turnin down the chance to undo the mistake that made me,” Zap said, though her voice shook.

“Sis… ya don’t have to… please, ah miss Applejack but ah’ll miss you too…” Apple Bloom said.

“Ah’m set in this decision,” Zap said.

“S-so am I…” Charity said.

“...Ok…” Twinkle said before nodding to Starlight and Starlight charged a sleep spell and shot the CMC with it before they could react and they fell asleep.

“AB! Why’d ya do that-” Zap questioned before a glow filled the room and they turned to see Audacia standing there.

“You?... Ah get it now,” Zap said remembering the message telling her how the CMC’s unique situation worked.

“Zap, Charity, are you certain…?” Audacia asked walking over to Twinkle while everypony cleared from the two’s positions.

“Yes,” Charity said.

“Yes,” Zap said.

“...As you wish,” Audacia lit up her eyes and her hands glowed as she extended two tendrils from each hand.

“She can do it just like Dusk… I see now,” Charity said summoning her courage and standing there awaiting her fate.

“Ah hope things go well fer ya, and please… tell Bulk, ah’m sorry it didn’t work out,” Zap said.

“Ok,” Starlight nodded.

“Now Twinkle!” Audacia said and Twinkle nodded before grabbing Audacia’s head and focusing her own magic.

The tendrils turned from green to purple before grabbing the arms of the two ponies and lifting them into the air.

They then began to tug hard and both Charity and Zap cried out as they felt their bodies being broken apart and desconstructed back into two.

Zap flickered and for a brief moment Applejack and Rainbow Dash were there before they flickered back to Zap Apple.

Charity flickered and Fluttershy and Rarity appeared.

Spike couldn’t watch and looked away.

“It’s really difficult!” Audacia said.

“Keep going!” Twinkle called.

They two ponies glowed brightly as a flash exuded from their eyes and they glowed brightly.

……………...We refuse….

….Not happening!.....

Suddenly the tendrils broke apart and the two ponies fell back to the ground and returned to normal.

“Agh!” Zap grunted as she hit the ground.

“Ow!” Charity grunted as well.

“AH!” Suddenly Audacia was flung back and she landed on Twinkle.

“Ooof!” Twinkle grunted.

“What the? Guys!” Everypony present ran to the disoriented ponies.

“Huh?! What happened?” Twinkle helped Audacia up.

“Why… why are we still here?” Charity asked.

“Ah’m supposed to be Applejack and Rainbow again… what happened?” Zap looked up in shock.

“I don’t understand…. It doesn’t make sense,” Audacia said.

“What doesn’t?” Flash asked.

“When their minds almost became two again… in that instant they… rejected the separation somehow,” Audacia said sounding surprised.

“What?!” Zap exclaimed.

“It doesn’t make sense… they chose to remain this way?” Charity asked.

“I don’t get it either,” Audacia said before turning to the two mares.

“We need to try again!” Zap said.

“I can’t… just using Dusk’s magic is tiring me out, I might defuse if I try again,” Audacia said.

‘Then we’ll try again later, but right now we need to keep trying!” Zap said getting up.

“Ok ok! Just give me a moment,” Audacia said.

“Zap, we can’t force her to do this,” Starlight said.

“No, I can do this,” Audacia and her eyes lit up and she conjured the tendrils again.

“Hold on!” Twinkle ran over to Audacia and aided her once more.

Once more the tendrils grabbed the two mares and tried to pulls them back apart… but the same thing occurred.

Audacia staggered and panted from the exertion.

“Audacia!” Twinkle cried.

“I don’t understand,” Charity sobbed.

“Ah’m stuck like this…” Zap said “Again!” Zap said with determination.

“I can’t…” Audacia said.

“Ah said-” Zap was smacked by Sunset and she turned to her in shock.

“That’s enough Zap, are you trying to kill her?!” Sunset shouted.

“...Oh Celestia…” Zap said realizing what she was doing and she turned to the panting Audacia.

“Ah’m sorry…” Zap said sorrowfully.

“It is fine… Audacia said standing up and turning to the others “I don’t know why but I can’t diffuse them,” She said with a sigh.

“It isn’t fair to Rarity and Fluttershy…” Charity said sorrowfully.

“Chares… maybe this happened for a reason,” Spike said approaching her.

“I’m sorry… I can’t…” Charity said sadly.

“Chares, look at me,” Spike said and she did so and Spike hugged her.

“None of this is your fault, if you can’t return to normal then let’s make the most of this,” Spike said.

“O-ok,” Charity said and they continued hugging.

“So what do we do now?” Flash asked.

“We at least need to take this knowledge of a cure to Celestia, she needs to know, Spike, take a letter,” Twinkle said.

“Ok,” Spike got up and walked over to Twinkle and got out a paper and quill.

…before burping up a note.

“Huh?” Spike looked at the note and saw the royal seal on it.

“What is it?” Twinkle asked curious as to the sudden message.

“Hmm… oh no…” Spike said looking surprised.

“What?” Twinkle asked.

“Celestia has confirmed that Dusk has taken over at least half of Equestria’s population and is marching on Ponyville next!” Spike said looking pale.

The whole room went quiet.

“No…” Twinkle said looking pale as well.

“H-how does she know?” Charity asked.

“It say’s here a merged pony approached the throne and relayed it!” Spike said.

“W-what do we do?! Some merging maniac is coming here!” Trixie started to panic.

“Don’t panic! That’s the worst thing we can do!” Zap said getting up and walking over to the group.

“Be real, Dusk has an army now! Plus the Manuscript of Celtus! How are we going to beat that?!” Trixie said.

“We got alot of stuff too! We can prepare the town, or evacuate it!” Twinkle said.

“No… we need to get everypony somewhere safe,” Starlight said before turning to Sunset “Sunset, can we reconfigure the mirror portal to send everypony to Canterlot?” Starlight asked.

“I believe so, we just need to work together on that, why?” Sunset asked.

“We can used the mirror to get the townsponies to safety!” Starlight said.

“Good idea! While me and Sunset and Starlight do that, I want everypony else here to spread the word, let’s go!” Twinkle said.

“Ok!” Everypony else got moving on their tasks.

Dusk stood on a distant hill with at least a few dozen fused ponies.

“Sir, why did we bring so few ponies again?” An orange pony asked.

“Because, I have only one thing I’m doing here,” Dusk said as he looked into the distance.

“And that is…?” The orange pony asked.

“The destruction of that new alicorn I made… she threatens the nature of all my work, and considering my advantages, I don’t have much need to squander resources,” Dusk said.

“Ok.” The orange pony backed off.

“And it also wouldn’t hurt to get ahold of a few dozen more puppets for when I pay Celestia and Luna a visit,” Dusk chuckled darkly.

Author's Note

Some things are approaching, things will get exciting and new info about Dusk will be learned.

I hope you all enjoyed.