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in the moonlight as her duet approached. She needn’t have worried. She sang beautifully, her confidence boosted by her unicorn twin and singing partner, Goldie. Afterwards Stardust whispered to Pippa that the concert was the best one Chevalia had ever held. Queen Moonshine thought so too.
    ‘Much good has come from these troubled times. The ponies and unicorns who live here on Chevalia need not fear each other any more. We will work and play together for the good of the island and all ponykind.’
    ‘What, even the Night Mares?’ called a pony who hadn’t flown to the Volcano with the Royal Family.
    ‘Especially the Volcano ponies ,’ Queen Moonshine answered. ‘They’re no different from us.’

    The courtyard was full of nervous neighs but when the Volcano ponies arrived for the ball, shyly shuffling their hooves, every single pony welcomed them warmly.
    Riding on Stardust’s back as they danced with Prince Jet and Prince Storm, Pippa was bursting with happiness.
    ‘Ouch!’ Stardust squeaked, as Jet stepped on her hoof again.
    ‘Sorry.’ Jet blushed. ‘Dancing’s not really my thing.’
    ‘Look at Crystal and Trojan.’ Honey giggled, pointing to the other side of the room with a sparkly hoof.
    Crystal and Trojan, the farm pony from the Grasslands, were dancing together, nuzzling as they swayed to the music.
    ‘And there’s Blossom,’ Stardust said, her eyes wide with surprise. ‘Who’d have thought my “clumsy” friend would be so good at dancing?!’
    ‘It just shows you don’t know what you’re good at until you try different things,’ Pippa said, remembering all the new things she’d tried and achieved in the last week.
     

     
    There was a huge banquet at the ball. Pippa realised how hungry she was as she and Stardust ate from the flower-decorated troughs. Stardust enjoyed honey-dipped carrots and roasted oats while Pippa polished off a glass of lemonade and a plate of fish and chips prepared especially for her.

    Too soon the wonderful Midsummer evening was drawing to a close. As the ponies began to drift back to their stables, Princess Cloud swooped overhead.
    ‘It’s time, Pippa. I’m here to take you home.’
    Stardust’s eyes filled with tears.
    ‘I can hardly bear to let you go,’ she whinnied.
    Cloud looked at her youngest sister.
    ‘Would you like to come with us and fly your friend home?’ she asked.
    ‘Yes,’ Stardust said immediately. ‘I’d love that.’
    Cloud flew over to rub Stardust’s nose and straight away she grew a huge pair of feathery, white wings. Pippa neatly vaulted on to her back amid cries of farewell from her new friends.
    Queen Moonshine’s voice rose above them all.
    ‘Goodbye, Pippa MacDonald, friend of Chevalia. You’re always welcome here. Come back and see us soon.’
    Pippa choked back her tears.
    ‘I will,’ she said, waving. ‘Bye, Honey. Bye, Goldie. Bye, Blossom and Misty, Comet, Jet, Crystal, Storm, King Firestar, Peggy, and goodbye, Cinders.’
    With a dip of their wings, Stardust and Cloud rose into the moonlit sky and up over the glass-like sea.
    ‘Wait,’ Pippa cried, seeing two huge horse-like forms emerging from the water. ‘It’s Triton and Rosella!’
    The giant seahorses bowed their heads as Stardust hovered above them.
     

     
    ‘Pippa, lover of ponies, thank you for saving our island,’ they called.
    ‘Thank you for helping me,’ Pippa called back.
    A warm glow filled Pippa as Stardust sped away. She was glad she’d seen her seahorse friends one last time. It was with them that the entire adventure on Chevalia had started.

    Stardust and Cloud flew side by side in silence. Gradually the dark night gave way to the rosy fingers of dawn and the sky lightened, until it was bright blue in the midday sun.
    Cloud and Stardust both slowed, their huge wings straining with effort.
    ‘Can you feel it?’ asked Cloud. ‘We’ve left the magic time bubble behind. You’re nearly home, Pippa.’
    Pippa wrapped her arms