“It is worse than we could have dreamed,” Celestia muttered, cutting off Luna’s thoughts and bringing the younger sister’s attention to the elder. “But it all mostly connects. Who attained the Bell, who broke its seal… we still do not know.”

“This, I do not know. That is for you to discover. I have done all I can for now,” the Second Sister said with a courteous bow of her head.

“Twilight…?” Luna called, unsure of her own shaking tone. But when she turned to face the princess, she almost certainly did not expect to see such stoic determinism slowly gripping Twilight’s shuddering features.

But they were there. They were real. Twilight Sparkle lifted her eyes and stared at nothing in particular—perhaps the unknown, the uncertainties that lied ahead, the terror they would surely face. She looked it all dead in the eye and just as fearlessly declared, “Nature has an order. That order’s been infiltrated. Corrupted. And that corruption is washing over all the earth the longer we do nothing. We have to stop this, now.”

“And how will you do so?” the mare in red asked.

Turning to the Second Sister, the Princess of Friendship surprised many in the room when she smirked. “I’m going to write to my friends. Spike,” she addressed, the young dragon waddling up to her and burping out a magical quill and parchment, already ready to write when Twilight instructed him.

That same determinism was glowing brighter than ever now, the Alicorn shining under the rays of her sun. Silverstream was in absolute awe, the other creatures unable to hide similar feelings. “We’re bringing the Elements together and we’re getting the Radiance in the air as quick as we can. With Kong’s help, with T.I.T.A.N., and with the Elements together, we can flush out this evil that’s corrupting Godzilla. Now we know for sure what it is. Now… we know what to do to save him.”

“You believe me, then?” the Neighponese pony said, almost curiously.

“Like you said… in a way, I’ve always known this was the truth. It’s not gonna be easy—nothing we’ve done up to this point has been—but I’m just glad we can finally come to face what’s real… together,” Twilight responded, staring her deep in the eyes and nodding, knowing she was telling the truth. “Thank you… we wouldn’t have known without you.”

She bowed her head once more, closing her eyes. “My work here is finished, then. You and your friends will do what you must to guide us through the Darkness.”

“And we’ll bring this evil to light,” Twilight said, with a real, living, fighter’s smile coming back to life on her lips. And one that brought the fight back to the remaining weakened spirits in the room. “Spike… write this letter to the Council of Friendship…”