-Earth, City Library-

I sat there, typing away at the computer with lightning-fast speed. "So this show is really that big? Huh. I recognize all of these ponies... well except for this one here..."

He looked at a purple unicorn. Above her was a name, but the characters kept changing, as if they cycled through thousands of arcane symbols every moment I looked at it. "Who's she?"

Behind me I heard a laugh. "Another loser into that My Little Pony crap? Ha!" Several boys, unimpressive in appearance, walked up to the computer.

I simply ignored them, trying to understand why the name was impossible to read. This was the third site that was like this. They just seemed to be messing with me. What was this pony's name?

"So, the loser thinks we'll just disappear if he just acts deaf?" An arm reached over my shoulder and swept the keyboard and mouse away, a few chords coming lose from the computer.

"So what are angry people like you doing in a place like this?" I plastered a happy expression on my face and looked upwards towards the person whose arm had interrupted my search. I may have not had emotions, but the memories were still there, and I could fake it pretty easily.

"Shut up kid and get out of here while you still have a face." Another kid said, "Your type isn't welcome here."

Typical losers. I kept my happy expression on my face, "You still haven't answered my question, sirs. I was wondering what could possess people like you to be in a library. A sanctuary for literary enlightenment shouldn't be defiled by losers like you."

They didn't fully understand what I had just said, but it was obvious what I had said wasn't nice. One kid went to grab me my the shirt, I simply let him.

"You think you're funny, kid? At least I'm not some queer who-"

"Likes ponies? Yes, because I don't need to act tough to compensate for-"

His fist came down on my face, and, as he was already grabbing my shirt causing me to lean back, the chair tilted backward and I landed on the floor.

"Punk." The rest of the library had seen the commotion, and the librarian approached us angrily.

"Look like your time's up boys. Have fun being someplace else." I said, smiling and still in the upturned chair. The one who had struck me looked surprized I seemed so... unhurt. He'd given that punch his all, after all.

I chuckled lightly and began to get up from my chair, "Now if you excuse me..." I got up and replaced the keyboard and mouse on the computer I was using. The librarian went up to the three boys and began to scold them extremely loudly, saying things such as how she had almost called the local authorities and crap like that. I was already on my fifth site, still trying to figure out the purple unicorn's name.

"Excuse me, are you okay?" A guy walked towards me. He was thin, but his build suggested he was pretty athletic. Wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and had short black hair, "That guy didn't seem to be holding back when he punched you in the face."

I continued typing away at the computer. "I'm fine." was all I muttered, concentrating on the task at hand.

"So what's up with you staring at all those articles about Tw- Sp-?" The stranger asked.

I looked at him. "What did you say?"

"Oh, I was just wondering why you were looking at all that information about Tw- Sp-. I happen to be a Brony too ya know." the man smiled, "the name is Shale. Its a stupid name, I know, but it's mine."

He smiled. "So who happens to be your favorite of the mane six?"

I looked at him, "I'm afraid I don't have one. I was simply doing research is all. I have no interest in the show." It was the truth. Still, this purple pony seemed familiar, why couldn't I remember who it was?

Shale was obviously disappointed, "Well you should try it, it's a pretty good show. Once you give it a shot."

I sighed and continued typing, before trying once again to see if I could hear her name. Hey Shale, what was this pony's name again? He turned to face me. "Tw- Sp-" I shook my head.

Guess I wasn't going to figure out her name quite yet.

-Canterlot Castle-

The audience gasped at the unicorn entered the room. Her beauty was stunning. The dress fit her perfectly, and the most well-dressed ponies began to look at their own garb, now dissatisfied with what they wore. It was difficult for the crowd to keep off their eyes as she walked in, and at the back of the room was one very, VERY excited Rarity. Her dress was even more beautiful than imagined.

She walked down the aisle, slightly trailing the two other princesses, on either side were the numerous ponies fortunate enough to attend the party. The room itself was decorated beautifully, a carpet down the middle of beautiful red, ribbons of blue and purple trimming the room, and hundreds of candles lit up the room.

"Ladies and Gentlecolts!" Princess Celestia said when she reached the front of the room, as she stood next to two golden crowns. Behind them, out of sight of the crowd, as a simply-decorated tiara, silver in appearance. However, at the center of the tiara, in an ovular shape, was an area that seemed to morph, ever so naturally, into gold. It was beautiful in its simplicity. Beautiful in its grandeur. How it was possible to meld the polar opposites into a single tiara was beyond even the Princess's comprehension.

The gold in the silver.

The sun in the night sky.

Twilight.

"Today marks a special day." She said, it was almost awe inspiring as she said it, Twilight and Luna made their way behind the white winged-unicorn. "But no! It isn't just the day this castle rises. Its much more than that." She was trying to be showy, behind her, she sensed the purple pony's embarrassment. She smiled to herself on the inside. Teasing her student,. No matter the situation, just never seemed to get old. "Twilight Sparkle, please, step forward."

From behind her, the beautifully dressed unicorn walked next to the princess and looked to her face. To her, the crowd no longer existed. It was just her and her teacher. She looked up, and the princess looked back down to her.

"Today marks the rise of Canterlot's newest royal member. Twilight Sparkle, if you will."

The purple pony understood what the princess asked, and she bowed, lowering her head to the ground. Behind her, the crowd was caught completely off guard. Some guessed (and failed) at what would happen next, others were totally clueless, but nopony, outside of Twilight's friends, knew what was about to happen.

Behind her, the tiara that had been hidden out of view was carried by Luna as she placed the crown upon Twilight's head. Luna completed what Celestia had started. "And arise, Princess Twilight!"

The crowd was silent only long enough to comprehend what had happened. As Twilight stood up from the bow, a roar of cheers erupted from among the crowd. She had become somewhat known throughout Equestria for her connection to the Elements and her key role in stopping the Battle of Canterlot, but this turn of events was extremely unexpected. Her? A princess? Oh well, obviously it wasn't unwelcome to the people in the crowd.

Twilight, we wanted to do this sooner, but... we also wanted you to have a coronation worth remembering. After the events in the Battle of Canterlot, where me and my sister... died, well... We realized we couldn't rule forever... And we want a capable pony to be there... just in case worst does come to worst. Twilight, would you do me the honor of taking this title?

Twilight turned to face the cheering crowd, feeling elation like never before. To her, this moment of her life was one she could never forget.

"Congratulations, Twilight. It looks like you're finally grown up." Princess Celestia looked to her, happiness on both ponies' faces. Twilight did the only thing she could think of doing, hugging her long-time teacher with a complete smile.

"Thank you, Princess." Twilight said with tears of happiness in her eyes.

And with that, the crowd joined the princesses up on the platform, both because of the joy they felt for the new Princess and to have a chance to be the first to touch the new Princess Twilight.

And yet, in the back of her mind, a single thought lingered. Not necessarily of sorrow, but more out of curiosity, "I wonder what Leon would be thinking right now if he knew what just happened?" For the first time in the past two years, when she remembered Leon, instead of crying, she smiled. She actually smiled.

And with that, the party resumed with even more vigor and joy than before.

The new Princess of Equestria was born.

-Ponyville-

Me and Trixie walked into town. It was here that she claimed Twilight Sparkle lived, many people seemed to ignore us, but a couple ponies who did notice us seemed to give us an odd look. It was unnerving, but for Trixie, who the looks seemed to be directed at, it was infinitely worse. These residents must have been present during her show, but oh well. As we walked through town, I suddenly realized where we were walking.

And with that, I leaped up to the rooftops and sprinted across town, over each of the buildings at breakneck speed. It seemed so... familiar. And when I finally finished my crazy leaps, I found myself in front of a tree, that seemed to double up as a building. I sat down and stared at it. A flurry of emotions seemed to rush through me, though many just seemed to appear out of thin air. Disappointment, anger, happiness, comfort. These feeling all rushed through me. Why?

I sat there for several minutes before finally looking away from the tree house. I saw, rounding the corner, was a panting Trixie. She looked slightly upset, and her mane was a but ruffled (probably from the running) but when she finally got to the house, her gasping prevented her from speaking.

"Sorry Trixie, I really don't know what came over me there... It just seemed like... like I had to do it..."

She looked up, and she smiled. "The Great and Powerful Trixie could never do that. And me? Well I can't do it either."

I smiled and laughed. For a moment, I had thought she was going to talk in third person again. I smiled and we knocked on the door.

Then, as I knocked, a feeling of dread came over me. What if... what I a place all my hopes in this pony.. what if I'm let down... What if...

It just seemed as if... as if it had happened before. I backed up in fear and blended into the crowd.

"Sorry Trixie..." She turned around and looked at me, a bit sadly, but with understanding. How did she know what I felt? Still, I didn't get angry, and I backed up into the crowd.

Then, from within the depths of the tree, the entrance opened. Instead of a pony answering the door, a purple dragon did. He looked up and stumbled backwards, with an audible "Aah!" Standing in front of this dragon were a being from the past. "Trixie wh-what are you doing here!"

I had stood back, where he couldn't see me. I just seemed... apprehensive to go inside. Trixie turned around, but she seemed to understand my intentions, and she walked in with Spike, who closed the door behind her.

-Ponyville Library-

Trixie entered, and it was abovious there was no love lost, at least on Spike's end. "So, what do you want? Come here to challenge Twilight? You know as well as I do whose better."

She stood there, and did a sad smile. "The Great and P- I came here looking for Twilight, yes. But Trix- I'm not here for a rematch. I... It was wrong of me to act the way I did those years ago. I've stopped my show, if you haven't heard..."

Spike actually looked genuinely surprised. "So... you-"

"Learned my lesson? Yes. I did..." Trixie bowed her head. "But I... I need to know. Is there any way I can meet Twilight. Not me, but a friend I met a few days ago... he needs to meet her." This was difficult for Trixie, humbling herself on behalf of another pony, but here she was. It was her chance to be... not her. That was reason enough. Besides, that black unicorn was kinda cute after all.

"Look, Trixie. I can't help ya anyways. Sorry, but Twilight's in Canterlot for the reopening of the Castle. She isn't gonna be in Ponyville for a few days. Anyways, how can I trust you?"

Trixie was surprised it took that long for the question to arise. And yet, she found herself still unprepared for the question. "I..." She bowed her head upset before closing her eyes. She took a deep breath, and looked directly at Spike.

"I don't need you to trust me. I just need Twilight to. You say she's in Canterlot? We... Me and my friend. We'll find her! I... I need to help my friend." Trixie seemed different from before. She... was she sincere?

The purple dragon sighed. "Whatever." he walked over and grabbed a feather, dipping it into an inkwell before beginning to write. "Go whenever you like, she'll probably still be in Canterlot."

"Okay, The G- I'll be on my way, I suppose..." Trixie wasn't sure how to react as she walked out of the door. "Nyx, its time we head to Canterlot."

-Canterlot Castle-

A letter's arrived, Princess. A guard knocked on the door of a guest room. Inside was Twilight. While she was royalty, no room had been made for her. She had requested to stay in Ponyville for the time being, and both of the other Princesses agreed that it would be a wonderful idea.

And so, as she was packing, she was surprised to see a guard enter with a scroll in his hand. He bowed and set it by her feet, where she levitated it and read the contents.

"Hey Twilight. Trixie was looking for you, she's here in Ponyville again. I dunno whether or not to trust her, but at least she's speaking normal, and whatever it is, its gotta be important. I mean, a lot of the people here really dislike her. She says she needs help or something. She's heading to Canterlot to meet you. I hope you're doing okay. -Spike"

Twilight smiled. So she's here? "Well, I guess I'd better hear her out. I mean, she says its her friend who needs help? I wonder who it could be...

She closed her eyes and walked by the still bowing guard. "You don't need to bow, you know!" She laughed and walked out of the room. It was kind of weird knowing they were bowing to her.

"Yes, Princess." He said as he followed her out.

-Leon's Grave-

Twilight walked towards the crystal lake. "I wonder what Light meant, asking me to check here again."

A wind arose, sending small ripples across the pristine lake, and causing the grass in the area to shimmer as the sun reflected off of it. And, by the base of the marble slab, she heard a rippling of pages turning.

"The King..." She walked over to the slab and looked down. Pages rippled, and her mind was flooded with memories of the events from two years prior.

"Leon..." Her tears hit the ground before the pages had finished rippling. On the second-to-last page, it stopped.

"The End" It was a white page. Underneath the text was Leon's body, laying lifeless.

Twilight took several steps back in horror as the memory of his death flooded through her eyes. "NO! NO! NO!" She covered her face with her hooves and began panting, tears streaming from her eyes.

She heard his voice, panting, just like he had said them when he was dying. "Twilight... I really mean it... These past few days... They were incredible. I... I never knew that I would be so... so lucky to ever meet someone... like you."

And Light's voice also echoed through her mind, "Had he stayed immortal, you would have died, Twilight."

Her tears, however, kept falling.

Leon. This book has no end. Make one. This was nopony's voice. She looked up, trying to understand what had happened.

And she heard Leon respond to the voice. "I am God's messenger. I will not let him succeed."

The wind turned the last page, and she walked over to it. Her friends. The Princess. Equestria. This page somehow showed it all. Her friends were laughing, the forest was alive and filled with wildlife. The Princesses were laughing over a cup of tea. The coronation for a young pony taking place.

And at the corner was a chess set. On it stood two white pieces. Both wore crowns, and she knew who they signified. One was hers, and the other... it was covered in cracks.

Above it was a single word. "Checkmate."

She closed her eyes. It... was this the happy ending she'd missed?

...No... She'd have given it all up. She missed him too much. To have killed him...

"Leon..."

And the mysterious, deep voice that had spoken before, the voice that belonged to nopony... It once again spoke out to her.

"The End."

And with that, the book encompassed itself in flames. In its stead was a plain, black book titled, Another Day.

"The story wasn't written by the Gods, by the Figures, by me. The story was written by you. By Leon. By the defenders of Equestria."

She looked as the book shimmered with ethereal light. It seemed to hover in the air, around it were crystalline specks of light that seemed to have a definite form. However, as she reached for the book with her hoof, they showed their true nature. They moved away from her hoof, but as she attempted to open the book, it refused to budge.

She didn't fight it. The King was the same way, after all. It only reveals things you don't ask for. "I guess I'll keep it. I can wait.

However, as she went to move it, the light that engulfed the book seemed to stop her.

She stood still, hoof still on the book. She smiled, it looks like it was safe here.

-The Halls of Eternity-

The entire world was a palace of grandeur. Grass and marble fountains of immense size lined the white path to the base of the staircase at the entrance of the beautiful structure. What was not decorated in gold flakes, jade trim, jewels, or paintings was either an elegant carving or a regal carpet. It was a building too impeccably perfect to exist in the realm of the mortal.

As it was, Gods found themselves congregating here. Inside was a place of peace and rest from their normal duties as a guardian of their lands or a reaper of death. However, it was not all rest and relaxation. Gods rushed from place to place as they used the structure as a form of "highway" to travel from land to land, existence to existence. Doors lead to other doors, which in turn led to different worlds and planes of existence. There were long branches in which one could enter to find certain realities. It was a mystical phenomenon, one could find where they were going in this place, with no prior knowledge of the land's location in the immense building, and with no fear of losing where they were. Perhaps, it was because this building was not another "world", but the gap between them, the world that isn't. The world of nothing.

Of course, it isn't unique in that nature, the Birth and End of All worlds was another such example, and so was the personal domain that belonged to Light. However, this was different, it held properties even the Figures had never truly comprehended. Time paused in this land, knowledge flowed through one's mind, and one could always find their way here, if to no other world. So, with this in mind, it became the hub of the immortal.

Light rushed through the halls; Ace and Aria were beside him. "Damn it all! I find him, and now they're saying Earth is blocked off? This isn't right! This can't happen! This is impossible!"

Earth, as they had just attempted to enter the reality Leon was in, was "locked". It was a phenomenon that he was unfamiliar with. Apparently, it happened when a planet was undergoing a metamorphosis, a rebirth. However, this wasn't the case, it was obvious the planet was fine, but something else was wrong.

"We try bypassing this place, its a no-go. We try here, its still not good. Maybe, ya know, it's really gonna go boom?" Ace said. He was panicking inside, but he wasn't gonna show it, "What can we do, anyways. The Figures can't fix this, they're kinda d-"

"Wait right h-" Light was about to leave, already summoning a portal.

"Twilight? Leave her out of this." Aria said sternly, "You know as well as I do she isn't going to be ready for a long time."

Light sighed. She was right. "Then what do you suggest? I can't just sit here and wait."

Aria smiled. "You're right. Time's still here. You're going to sit somewhere else and wait."

Light glared at her, but understood there was nothing to do. Whatever was going down on Earth was beyond his control.

-Earth-

I walked down the street, a small sandwich in hand. It wasn't that good, but I didn't really care. I wasn't caring all that much these days. Suddenly, I saw a shimmer on one of the rooftops. Its pretty bright out, I guess it's an antenna of some sor-

*Boom!*

It was the last thing I heard as the world started to turn black and white.

Wh... what? Why is the color... I began to fall forward, and as I did, I saw the people around me panicking and looking at me. W... what's wrong? Is there...

My body hit the ground, but I didn't feel anything. A pool of some liquid began to form underneath me. I couldn't tell the color, I couldn't see them any more, but... was it...

To think... I'm already dead...

"Hello Leon, remember me?"

I literally spent every waking moment last weekend doing homework.

How the hell didn't I finish it? Still, before the surge I had this half-written, so I am pretty lucky. I just got enough free time to finish this chapter, so yeah. Thanks for reading this guys, I hate to say it, but this had been so fun to write that my WoW membership just ran out and I'm probably not going to renew it.

Yeah, its that fun to type this.

Please review, I read every word you guys type! Read on fellow Bronies!