"Hello, Twilight."
"Ness! You're here! But I thought that you said that you had some things that you had to take care of."
"I did. I had to thank Jeff and Dr. Andonuts for the hours of work they put into building the portal, and I had to go find Paula so I could invite her to come with me."
"Wait, she's here?"
"I told you I'd have to introduce you to her sometime. I figured that now was the perfect time."
Ness looks towards the entrance, notices Paula, and waves her over to Twilight and him.
"Paula, I'd like to introduce you to Twilight Sparkle. Twilight, this is Paula."
Twilight and Paula shake hands in greeting.
"It's a pleasure to meat you, ma'am. Ness has told me so much about you and the adventure you two went on."
"He's told me a lot about you, too, Paula."
"So, what do you want to do while you're here Ness?"
"I'd like to officially meet your friends and see the town."
"Sure, Ness. I'm sure that they'll be glad to meet you."
The three teenagers head to a table where Twilight's friends are sitting and talking to each other.
"There you are Twilight! We were just wondering where you went, darling," Rarity says.
"Uh, T-twilight? Wh-who are they?" Fluttershy asks.
"Girls, this here is a friend of mine. His name is-"
"Oh my gosh! Twilight's become friends with NESS! I didn't even know that he actually exists! I thought that he was just a video game character. And is that PAULA!" Pinkie exclaims.
"I doubt that Twilight could have befriended a video game character, Pinkie. It's literally impossible." Rainbow says skeptically
"I thought so, too. But remember Pinkie's last slumber party? You played a game with Pinkie and AJ? I noticed that Pinkie was playing as someone who looked just like him. So I wrote Ness once everyone else fell asleep using this journal." Twilight shows the other six her journal and explains that it functions like Sunset's journal. She then opens the journal to a certain page and shows it to the others. "He explained that there's a third universe, separate from this one and and from Equestria. One of Ness's friends just barely figured out how to build a functioning portal. And that's why he and Paula are here. They came to visit me, and to meet all of you."
"Well, Ness, it's a pleasure to meet you and Paula, dear. My name is Rarity." Rarity says.
"I know."
"You do?"
"I met semblances of all of you in Twilight's Magicant when she fought Midnight back in Camp Everfree."
"But, Twilight said she fought Midnight in a dream." Fluttershy said.
"That's because I thought that it was at the time. I didn't know it wasn't a dream until I found the journal on my bed. I found it in Magicant with Ness." Twilight explains.
"That sounds like a fun adventure! Maybe you can tell us the story some day." Pinkie said.
"How about we tell you it tonight, Pinkie? Paula and I have all day to spend here, and all we were going to do today was see the town."
"Sure. Hey, how about we make it a sleepover? That would make it more fun!" Pinkie said.
"Sure, Pinkie." Ness turns towards Rainbow Dash. "So, I hear that you and your friends are in a band called the Rainbooms. Maybe we could hear you play after Paula and I see the town."
"Of course we'll play for you. I never look down a chance to show off." Rainbow beams with pride. "So my band is now known by people in three universes. So AWESOME!"
Paula taps Ness on the shoulder. "So, about seeing the town, Ness?"
LATER THAT NIGHT
Everyone is back at Pinkie's house, getting ready for the sleepover. Ness, who is dressed in his usual blue and white striped pajamas, and Paula, who is dressed in a pink nightgown, had a fun day of seeing all that the town had to offer. Applejackk showed them around Sweet Apple Acres, Twilight and Sunset showed them around Canterlot High, Ness played a close game of Soccer with Rainbow (Rainbow won), Paula and Ness helped Fluttershy at the animal shelter, and saw the group of girls perform "Shine Like Rainbows" in one of the music rooms of Canterlot High, before retiring to Pinkie's place for the night.
"So, Ness, about your adventure with Twilight?" Pinkie asks in her light blue pajamas with balloons on them.
"I promised you all that I would tell you the story. But I'll only tell you with Twilight's help." Twilight nods her agreement, and Ness then proceeds to tell the others about their journey through Magicant, down to the smallest detail, with Twilight providing the few details that Ness could not provide, which included everything that happened while Ness was knocked unconscious during the fight against Midnight Sparkle.
"After I overcame Midnight, thanks to the mental and emotional support you girls provided me, Ness regained consciousness and explained what the journals were to me. I woke up shortly afterward." Twilight said finishing the story of their adventure.
"Hey, Twilight? Do you still have the things Ness gave you in Magicant, you know, like the Franklin Badge?" Pinkie asks.
"I sure do." Twilight pulls the Franklin Badge, the Goddess Band, the Goddess Ribbon, and the Star Pendent out of a pocket of her backpack and shows them to Pinkie Pie.
"Wait, you carry them around in your backpack?" Pinkie asks.
"No. I grabbed them when I stopped by my house to pack for this sleepover so I could show them to the rest of you."
"Ah, that makes sense."
The group of nine friends spend the next two hours having fun together. Rainbow, having demanded a rematch against Pinkie, lost when Pinkie played as Luigi, however, Pinkie lost when Ness took a turn at the controls. Sunset wrote to Princess Twilight to update her on Twilight's situation with Ness, Fluttershy started writing a new song for the Rainbooms in a notebook, and Paula and Rarity talked about fashion while Applejack turned in early. It was one in the morning before everyone was fast asleep.
THE NEXT MORNING
Ness and Paula are standing before the entrance to the portal, saying goodbye to Twilight and her friends.
"Goodbye, everyone. It has been a pleasure to meet you all, but I think it's time that Paula and I return home."
"Goodbye, you two. Don't forget about us." Pinkie says.
"We won't, Pinkie." Ness says. "We'll visit whenever we can, Twilight."
"We'll look forward to every one." Twilight and Sunset say unanimously.
"Bye Ness." Twilight says. "I'll write you every week."
Ness turns and enters the portal. Paula turns to go through the portal, then stops and looks over her shoulder.
"Hey, Pinkie?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for answering my prayer." She says before entering the portal.