A golden light escaped from the clouds, boring down on the ten of us like a huge spotlight. In a few seconds, it acted like a healing searchlight; dousing out fires and freeing people from their chains as it slowly rotated in a slow circle. Once it faded away, Princess Celestia herself was settled in the air, making her way down.

"P-Princess Celestia!" Twilight exclaimed as the others—including Maya—gave a respectful bow. "What are you doing here? Princess Luna said you were away for important business." The princess smiled.

"Indeed, I was," she replied. "But when I found out about all this chaos, I just had to push my schedule away so my loyal subjects would be safe. Yet it turns out—" The princess turned to me—"I didn't have to." I gave a small smile, feeling embarrassed and happy at the same time.

"You've done wonderful Zaria," Princess Celestia went on. "You've sacrificed your life just to save all of us. Equestria and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts. If only you and Maya could stay." My heart skipped a beat.

"Wait a minute, what?" I cried. "What do you mean 'If only you and Maya could stay'?"

"Princess Celestia, are...are you saying we—?" Maya didn't finish her sentence. Who could blame her?

"I'm sorry girls," Celestia said, her eyes shining with sympathy. "Don't take this the wrong way, but all kinds of chaos have occurred ever since your first time traveling here. Ponyville can't risk another villain, and neither can your world. I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye—forever." I covered my mouth with both my hands. We couldn't just leave! This was so unfair!

"Well, I guess that seems fair," I heard Maya say, and I almost screamed "What?!" at her. "If Ponyville keeps getting exposed to all kinds of villains every time we visit, then we should just stop. Right Zaria?" I looked at my friend in disbelief, and I was about to object when I remembered our first visit to Ponyville, and how Maya had said we had to leave Fluttershy and Twilight's bodies since they'd do the same for us.

"Life's not fair," I whispered, then said in my normal tone, "Yes Maya, you're right. We should just stop." It was a pretty painful goodbye hug me and Maya got from the Main Six and Spike; why did saying goodbye have to be so sad? Yet the hugging wasn't the only depressing matter. Princess Celestia stated that she erase everyone's mind of all of me and Maya's visits so nothing like this would ever happen again.

"Ready girls?" Princess Celestia asked in a distraught tone. Too sad to answer, Maya and I nodded our heads as Celestia charged up her horn and—

"Wait! You can't do this!" Lucky cried just as Celestia's horn was close to our heads. "It wouldn't be right! We can't just forget these two heroes—even if they sort of cause the chaos. But still! You can't!" Celestia raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? And could you give me a good reason for why this shouldn't happen?" she asked calmly. Lucky nodded.

"Better yet, let me show you." Lucky marched straight over to me, grabbed my head, and pressed his lips against mine. It felt like an hour long kiss, but it ended in approximately four seconds.

"See? That's why they can't leave!" Lucky said, squeezing my hand into his. I looked up at Celestia with pleading eyes. Come on, you're a princess! I screamed in my head. Can't you do something? Celestia rubbed her chin with her hoof, probably thinking about what Lucky had done. Then she gave us a nano smile.

"I believe I have a simple solution," she stated. "It's risky, but if it means so much to Lucky...then I simply declare that Zaria and Maya on this present night become ponies and live the rest of their lives in Ponyville." A cheer erupted behind me and Maya as the girls ran over to us and attacked us with hugs. I knew I should be happy, but there was one problem bugging me.

"But what about our family?" I asked, which caused the cheering to stop. "We can't leave them. And what about school? This is all so wrong." Maya gabbed my hand and gave it a comforting squeeze.

"Since you saved all of us," she began, "I'm going to let you choose. I won't reject your answer. Pinkie Promise." This time the Pinkie Promise meant everything to me now. I knew I couldn't just abandon my family and education, but I didn't want to leave my pony friends and Lucky. It was like a tough Would You Rather, and even though one answer seemed simple, it really wasn't an easy question.

"Well, which is it?" Celestia pressured me. Everyone was staring at my with expectant eyes, waiting for my answer. I took a deep breath. After all me and Lucky had been through—searching through the forest, having slight feelings for each other in the beginning, and flying through the air multiple times—it was about to go down the drain. I knew the correct answer.

"Ponies, of course," I said, and the cheering and hugs were born again. When I was about to hug Maya, Lucky pulled me away.

"Why'd you do that?" he whispered. "How come you chose ponies over your family and school?" I smiled and planted a quick kiss on his cheek.

"'Cause I wanted to spend my pony life with you," I answered, holding back a giggle when I saw the tiniest bit of blush spread across Lucky's cheeks.

"Hey!" I heard Pinkie exclaim, "you know what this celebration calls for? A party!"

Author's Note

DON'T badger me about it being short, kk? I know it's short, but it's an ending, right? Right!
Besides, the epilogue will be much shorter! :) ~NYQUTIE