It was almost dark when the five Equestrians stood in front of the statue outside CHS.
"It...it was good seeing you again, Daddy," Sunset said. "And..." She reached out and messed up Scootaloo's hair. "I'm glad I got to meet my sister." She laughed. "My sister! I tell you...my friends here won't ever believe this."
"Sunset...will you ever come back to Equestria?" Summer Storm asked.
Sunset sighed. "To visit, maybe," she said, shrugging. "I dunno. I...don't think I'll ever come back to stay, though. My life is here now."
Summer Storm bowed his head. "I understand," he said. "I just...I wish we hadn't lost so many years..."
"Yeah..." Sunset smiled. "Don't worry, I'll...I'll keep in touch. Twilight'll pass along news from over here."
"I sure will," Twilight said with a smile.
Scootaloo ran forward and hugged Sunset one last time. Sunset laughed and tousled her hair. She looked up at Rainbow Dash. "Take good care of my sister," she said.
"You know I will!"
Summer Storm stepped forward and embraced Sunset. "Goodbye, daughter," he said. "Take care of yourself. I'm proud of you...I love you."
Sunset sniffled. "I love you too, Daddy."
Twilight, Summer Storm, Scootaloo, and Rainbow returned to Equestria. Sunset stood in front of the portal for a long time, wiping tears from her eyes, before turning to leave.
* * * * *
Not much really changed in the day-to-day lives of the Cutie Mark Crusaders in the wake of discovering Scootaloo's secret. They still went on their little adventures, they still got covered in tree sap, and they still had two complete pains in the rear to deal with. However, they now bore the taunting and barbs from Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara with secretive snickers, and every afternoon, promptly at four, they took tea in the clubhouse. Applejack and Big Macintosh had been let in on Scootaloo's secret, but Sweetie Belle had elected to keep Rarity in the dark, and seemed to take a certain pleasure in doing so.
They also discovered, to Scootaloo's surprise, that Pinkie Pie already knew about Scootaloo's real name and her very important family. She also knew things even Scootaloo herself didn't know, such as Silver Spoon's mother, Silver Lining, being the butler, Silverbolt's, sister.
A week after their first visit to Cumulus Court, they were invited back. This time, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle met Scootaloo's father, who thanked them for being such good friends to his daughter, and welcomed them to visit whenever possible.
And twice a month, on a lazy Sunday afternoon, two sisters got together, in one world or another, to talk and laugh and play and make up for lost time.