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// Welcome Home 
// Story: Pinkamena 7: Rehabilitation 
// by Pinkamena666 
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3 Years Ago
Zack and Kat ran from the game shop. Kat looked back and saw the griffon standing in front of Twilight, who was slumped up against the side of a building.
"Come on, Kat." urged Zack. "Don't look back."
Kat looked ahead again and kept running. They finally made it to the train station.
"Train leaves in five minutes." said a voice over the speaker.
Zack turned to Kat. "Look, Kat. We can't go back. If Pinkamena wins she may try to find us. We have to leave."
"Leave?" asked Kat. "Leave Ponyville?"
"We have to." said Zack. "Look... I'm getting a ticket for Trottingham. You're welcome to come with me."
Kat hesitated, looking down at the ground. She finally looked back up at him. For a moment he thought she was going to decline. Deep down, he was hoping she'd say yes.
"We're in this together." she said, putting a hoof on his shoulder. "I'll go wherever you go."
"Kat..." said Zack, placing a hoof on her cheek. "I..." He stopped and let out a sigh.
Kat nodded slightly. "I know."
She leaned in and kissed him.



Present Day
May opened the door and let Pinkamena in.
"Hey, there." said Dawn.
"Dawn!" Pinkamena said happily. She ran up to her and gave her a hug. "It's been so long."
Dawn hugged her back. "Welcome home, Pinkie."
May closed the door and joined them. The two separated from their hug.
"So... where's the others?" asked Pinkie.
"They'll be here in a bit." said Dawn. "Gives you enough time to get a tour of the house."
"Okay." said Pinkamena, smiling.
Dawn led Pinkamena from the living room to the dining room next door.
"Here is where food shall be consumed." said Dawn.
Pinkamena smiled. "Consumed, huh?"
"Hey..." said Dawn turning around. "House tours are boring. I should have a little fun."
She led Pinkamena to the kitchen, adjacent to the dining room.
"And here is where the food is made." said Dawn.
Pinkamena trotted through the kitchen, looking in various cabinets. She found cereal, flour, and other non-perishable items. She then headed over to the fridge and opened it, finding milk, eggs, juice, and other stuff. Dawn then showed Pinkamena the bathroom.
"Not much to say here except that it's a nice bathroom." said Dawn as Pinkamena headed inside.
It was a medium-sized bathroom. It had a shower/bath combo on the left and a sink with a medicine cabinet on the right. There was a closet  on the wall between the shower and sink. It was filled with towels and other bathroom requirements like toilet paper. That was pretty much it. Dawn then led her to the guest bedroom at the end of the hall.
"And this is where I sleep." said Dawn.
Pinkamena stepped in and looked back. "You?"
"Yeah. I figured you'd want to sleep with May."
Pinkamena smiled as May came up behind Dawn. "How's the tour?"
"Pretty nice." said Pinkamena looking at the guest bed.
It seemed pretty big for a guest bed.
"We can't forget our room." said May heading upstairs.
Pinkamena and Dawn followed May upstairs to the master bedroom. The bed here was a tad bit larger than the guest bed.
"Such a lovely house." said Pinkamena.
"I knew you'd like it." said May, walking up next to her.
"How'd you afford it?"
"Three years is a long time." May answered.
"Th... Three years?" asked Pinkamena. "That long?"
"Yes." answered May. "That long."
"You waited for me for three years?"
"Of course."
Pinkamena felt a tear come to her eye as she hugged May. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it."
The two pulled away slightly and kissed.
"Umm..." said Dawn. "I'm just..." She began backing out of the bedroom. "I'm gonna go. Leave you two alone." She stood in the doorway, took one last look, and left.
Pinkamena pulled away and looked May in the eyes.
"I love you." she whispered.
May smiled. "I love you, too." she whispered back. She then looked at the bed and then back at Pinkamena. "How would you like to... you know..."
Pinkamena looked at the bed. "You mean..."
May nodded. "You got me in bed while I was in the hospital. Let's finish it."
Pinkamena looked back at May. She smiled and leaned in, kissing her. Afterwards, she headed over to the bed and slid under the covers.
"What're you waiting for?" asked Pinkamena. "Come on."
May smiled and headed to the bed.


	Twilight looked out of the train window. Rarity sat down next to her.
"Something wrong, dear?" she asked.
Twilight let out a sigh. "I'm just wondering if this is such a good idea."
"I understand your concern, darling... but you saw how she was when we last saw her. She's changed."
"I know. But this happened before, remember?"
"She had lost her memory. This time she made a choice."
"Yeah." said Twilight, watching Manehattan come into view.
"If you're uncomfortable with all this, we can always go back."
"No." said Twilight quickly. "No. That's... not necessary." She took a deep breath. "I'll be fine."
Rarity nodded and sat back down in her seat with Applejack.
"How is she?" asked AJ.
"She's fine. Just worried."
"Well, that's understandable." said Applejack. "I mean... I'm a little worried mahself."
"We all are." said Rarity.