Chapter 5: The Party to end all Parties.

Starlight awoke after the time had passed, the soft, synthesized voice chiming in his head, he struggled to look around. As his vision faded in, a warm, faint, familiar scent came to him... He looked around, the visor fading clear after starting up, and he felt a soft tear come to his eye.

He was home, in his bedroom.

Memories of the night 3 months prior flooded his mind, filling his gut with a sickening fire and rage... Aloe... why did she have to die for him? She was like a mother to him... the only family he had ever known... He forced back his tears, and walked downstairs, his steps lighter than normal, regardless of the heavy metal braces on his hooves. The house had seemingly been untouched... Everything was sitting as it had before he had left that night, although everything was caked in a thin layer of dust... He shook his head slowly. "...I can't stay here. This isn't where I belong anymore." He spoke, more to himself, and stepped out of the door, closing it slowly behind him, leaving that part of his life behind him.

"Aloe... I'm sorry."

Starlight looked up into the bright, warm, summer sky. He stretched his new wings slowly, the metallic appendages unfolding, the small lights along them lighting up as his visor gave him the clear that they were ready. He braced himself for the worst. "Alright... Lets see if that human was telling the truth." He sprinted forward like a shot, running dead forward. His eyes went wide... He felt light, and he was running a fair bit faster than he used to. He nodded in approval, slightly smirking. He tilted his wings, and he jumped, lifting off the ground, flapping them quickly, like they were his own. The metallic wings shot him upward at a blazing speed, and he quickly hit the brakes. "Whoa... This is unreal." He shot downward, diving to the ground, quickly twisting his wings, turning him to shoot back up, just before he hit the ground.

"Alright. I can get used to this. At least I can fly." He swooped down quickly, heading toward Ponyville. He had to talk to Pinkie Pie... He had to explain. He got to the edge of Ponyville, and he landed, his cybernetic wings tucking down to his sides, the lights dimming. Nopony seemed to be around... good. He ran quickly to Sugarcube corner, only to find it was closed and locked up. He knocked. No response. His wings extended again, and he flew upward, looking into the window of the upper floor of Sugarcube corner, where Pinkie's room was. Sure enough, the party pony was asleep. He tapped the window a few times. "Pinkie! Pinkie Pie! Pinkie, wake up!"

Pinkie Pie began to stir, waking up, trotting over to the window, pulling the curtains the rest of the way open, rubbing her eyes. "Dashie? What are you doing here so ea-..." The party ponies eyes got huge and wide as she quickly realized it wasn't Rainbow Dash outside her window. She threw open the windows and yanked the pegasus inside, throwing him to the ground and sitting on top of him, hugging him tightly, tears in her eyes. "STARLIGHT! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!? EVERYPONY WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU!!!" Starlight tried to take a breath as he was flung around and hugged, lightly patting Pinkie on the back and trying to sit up, though she didn't seem to be budging.

"It's... It's a long story, Pinkie... But first, I want to apologize for not showing up to your party about 3 months ago... after I promised to help you." Pinkie Pie pulled away from him, shaking her head. "Oh, Starlight, it doesn't matter anymore... I'm just glad you're..." Her eyes finally took in what she was seeing, her eyes gazing over the cybernetic pegasus' features. "...ok..?" She stood up a bit, walking around him. "Starlight... what is all of this?" She gasped deeply. "YOU GOT YOUR CUTIE MARK!" She hugged him again, and he spluttered, hugging her back, and then lightly pushing her away, getting to his hooves. "Relax. I'll explain everything. This stays between you and me though. Nopony else can know. " Pinkie Pie blinked and nodded, her hoofs quickly moving. "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" He chuckled a bit, and settled down.

"...It all started the night of your party, 3 months ago."

Hours had passed, and Pinkie was now lightly walking around Starlight, examining his wings and various metallic parts, nudging and poking them to check them out. "So... All of this isn't just for looks?" Starlight shook his head somberly. "Unfortunately. I can't take any of it off except the visor, and i shouldn't even do that." Pinkie took a breath, and shook her head. "I know I'm always so happy for everypony... but Starlight... I can't imagine what you've gone through... Are you sure you're going to be ok?" He nodded slowly. "That's why i came to you. I need your help." Pinkie smiled. "Anything, Starlight!" Starlight just smirked, a small glint in his eyes.

"We need to throw a party. A BIG party."

The first thing he remembered... Was nothing but pure darkness.

As the slow sound of a rising bass filled his ears, his cybernetic wings spread out, lighting up, points of light in the darkness. Pinkie Pie began to announce, and thousands of ponykind began to cheer and scream.

"You asked for him, everypony, and here he is! The Cyber Pegasus himself!"

"Let's give it up for DJ BLUE MOON!!!!"

The lights shot on, large globes and cones of colored light flooding the room as the crowd cheered, the cyber pegasus pressing a button on his visor, the mixer in front of him starting to play. Loud bass filled the room, and the crowd began to jump. Everypony was happy. Everypony was here. This was a party to end all parties.

This was a Rave.