The traveler’s melody continued until she reached the edge of the lake, closing her eyes as she took a seat on it’s edge and sang the last few chords. Upon the echoes of the final verse crossing the glade, she took in a breath and looked to the center of the lake at the glimmering radiance of the night sky’s reflection in the calm waters. She let her eyes slowly trail down to her hooves, detecting a very subtle disturbance in the water. By the time she was looking straight down, she could see one pair of glimmering spheres blink at her. Not starlight, but the eye shine of another pair of larger eyes looking back up at her from under the surface.
 
The eyes, reflecting in a manner akin to a feline’s, got closer as they rose up from the deeper parts of the lake. A darkened mass surrounded them, and to any soul except the one looking down at those eyes now; it looked terrifying. But the traveler didn’t speak, she didn’t panic; she didn’t even flinch. Instead she patted the ground next to her and looked back at the eyes calmly.
 
The water surface broke, unveiling the head of a massive equine with a crooked horn and riddled with scars that broke up his charcoal gray fur; the newest being a broad burn mark on his chest from the near Meltdown. Godzilla Junior looked at the mare for a time, confusion and thought obvious on his face. The mare cast him a smile, starting to feel her eyes dampening as she reached for his face. Still confused, he craned his neck back and pulled away.
 
The traveler sighed, not letting her smile fail as she stayed where she was and spoke in a soft, reassuring voice.
 
“It’s alright, you can come out. It’s safe here.”
 
Godzilla blinked at her a few times, studying her again. Slowly, through the form Equestria had granted her, he began to recognize her features by sight, sound, and smell. Just like he had on the day he welcomed the world. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped several inches. He leaned back in towards her, conflicting hope and disbelief in his watery eyes.
 
“… Mother?”
 
Azusa’s smile sweetened, putting her hooves on his cheeks like she was holding his face. A tear fell down her own cheek as she heard her son’s voice for the first time in her life.
 
“So that’s what your voice sounds like, deeper than I expected.”