It's been six months since the events of Shadow's wrath. The graduation of my friends Legit, Breeze, Crackshot, Ice, Dark has come to pass, leaving only me, Light, Vinetion, Grim, Aroma and Valkyria. The Elements of Harmony had left, too, as well as all the other ponies who were here before me; Vinyl, Octavia, Trixie, etcetera.

As for Ditzy, she's still here, we've talked a few times, sometimes awkward, sometimes just for mail, but even up to this day, six months later, I still find our breakup a bit... unnecessary. I'm sure on some other universe, risking your life for a lot of ponies, including your beloved is considered romantic, but to her, it's just a reason to break up. I think I get it since she had to carry me to the freaking infirmary with my wings hanging by a thread of blood soaked stuff, but c'mon, that was one time! One time!

She's a bit vexated at the teachers for letting that happen, but as for me, I don't blame them... I mean, I am standing up for them. When you have to face something as dangerous as Slender, who is back to normal, they literally had no choice. If it was Light alone, we could've used their expertise! Sure we had a draconequis to level the playing field, but she was carrying something a bit more valuable.

Ahem, anyways, to the other students. Light is stable, still an alicorn and we haven't figured out anything more that caused his whole... episode. Grim and Vinetion, you can still feel the tension between them, it's just natural for the two to not agree on anything. I still haven't figured out why, or didn't get enough time to ask why my sister is here so early, but the University allows that... and as for our dragon, Valkyria, she needs to learn to eat things other than gems, because it's burning my pocket.

So far, that's the update on the students, now it's time for the teachers.

Cross had left the facility to further his degrees in Medicinal studies, and as an added fact, there haven't been much dilemmas or life-threatening epidemics since Shadow's appearance. He had to find money elsewhere.

Chaser and Luna are still Chaser and Luna, to him at least. Luna, though, she has a few weeks left in Equestria University, since all that she came here to do was to catch up with the times, histories and how's it works of today. I'm not sure how Chaser is going to handle her leaving... or worse, everypony can see it but him. Either way, we'd be there for him whatever happens. Long-distance relationships are challenging.

Charge and Anarchy... oh yeah! Charge and Anarchy, I believe she's a few months in... okay, not a few, she's bloated like a blimp at this stage, and as Chaser had so gently put it, "Beaming with life" or something along those lines. And for Mr. Charge? Charge is well... Mr. Charge.

And as for Shadow Mark, he left for a little expedition, but the last time Celestia came for an update on Luna's progression, he has been in and out of the school more times than I can change my clothes (which I surprisingly have for the new term.) The last time I saw him re-enter, he was covered in blood with a potato sack containing Celestia knows what.

But, with most of the ponies gone, things are just quiet, studies are normal, and well, I've been pre-occupied. Even Kill, Joy and Grace seem to appear less and less. I think they are somewhere in my subconscious since I'm mostly hanging out with the four ponies, professors and one dragon remaining. But, I can sense them... I know I can, I just don't depend on them as much as I used to.

Last semester was kind of hectic, random if anything, I learnt a lot about the Nature ponies, Vinetion's people... but something bothers me even up to this date, aside the fact Ditzy dumped me.

What ever happened to Grim's people?

Characters nerfed:

Charge

Graze

Grim