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// Chapter 7: Suprises 
// Story: Homecoming 
// by Bahamut0 
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	The whole castle stood still as the rest of the Mane 6 and Nightmare stared at each other. Nightmare was the first to try and break the silence. "So how are you-?" Nightmare was interrupted by a rainbow-colored blur zooming towards her! Nightmare dodged Rainbow's kick just in time! "Hey! That's not very nice!"

"Neither are you! Try an' rope her up AJ!", Rainbow Dash retorted as she got ready to make another run at Nightmare!

"On it Rainbow!" Applejack threw her rope towards Nightmare, but she caught it in her magic! 

"You know this REALLY isn't the best way to say hello to new ponies! Can we PLEASE talk this out?", Nightmare pleaded. "I don't want anypony here to get hurt!"

"Coming from the mare who caused Princess Luna to be separated from her sister for a thousand years!", Rarity scoffed. Pinkie then fired a blast of cake batter from her party cannon that hit Nightmare dead-on! Nightmare then licked the batter off of her.

"Mmmh! Tasty! Could use a little bit less frosting though."

"Hey! And thank you!", Pinkie snapped. Meanwhile, Gold and Sunset were trying to disable their friends without harming them.

"All of you please stop!", Sunset pleaded. "Nightmare's not here to hurt anypony! Applejack, you're the element of honesty! Cant' you tell she's telling the truth?!"

"Sorry Sunset! But a mare like her is mighty good at hidin' the truth! Now step aside! Ah' don't wanna hurt you!" Nightmare on the other hand was firing off many warning shots of magic to keep a distance between her and the Mane 6. Meanwhile, Burst and Spike noticed the flashes of magic going off in the castle!

"Looks like trouble. Let's move Spike!" Burst hoisted Spike onto his back as he flew towards the castle and busted open the doors! Spike then got off of Burst's back as they ran to the main room and found the ruckus going on.

"Burst! Thank Celestia! Maybe you can give her a run for her bits!", Rainbow cheered as she pointed at Nightmare. "She's also got some sort of spell that's controlling Sunset and...who are you?"

"Golden Rise. Call me Gold.", Gold replied.  "And we're not under a spell!"

"Give 'er the what-for Burst!", Applejack shouted. Burst then turned to Nightmare and walked over to her.

"This is gonna be epic!", Rainbow Dash said as she anticipated the epic showdown! Burst was less than a foot away from Nightmare. Then he leaned in and kissed Nightmare! Rainbow's wings shot up, Applejack hid her blush under her hat, Fluttershy hid her face with her wings, Pinkie just smiled, and Rarity's jaw dropped!

"You look cute with frosting on your face.", Burst said as he pulled out of the kiss and licked some of the frosting off of Nightmare before nuzzling her. "Hope I didn't keep you waiting Moon."

"You really know how to talk to a mare my sweet coltfriend.", Nightmare said with a smile as she nuzzled Burst back.

"COLTFRIEND?!?!?!?", the girls screamed. Meanwhile Twilight, Starlight and the princesses had just arrived.

"Did we miss the party?", Luna asked. The rest of the Mane 6 then looked at Luna, then at Nightmare. Twilight had surveyed the situation and facehoofed.

"Girls, you might want to sit down. This is a LONG story." The sirens then poked their heads in as well as Ace. "A REALLY long story." Twilight explained how Nightmare had survived and how she had met Burst and how the banishment was undone with the Dazzlings. "And that's the story."

"....I'm gonna throw my biggest party yet!", Pinkie chirped as she began to get the decorations ready.

"Aheh! Sorry for trying to kick you earlier!", Rainbow Dash said sheepishly.

"It's fine. But you all know I DID ask if we could talk things out? How did that not tip you off?"

"AJ and I kinda got hair-triggers. Sorry Nightmare."

"Call me Moon please.", Nightmare said with a smile.

"I must apologize for my crude remark as well Moon.", Rarity said with a small bow. "I had no idea that you saw Luna as your mother. And I must say, you and Burst DO make a lovely couple."

Nightmare giggled. "You should see when Burst is between me AND Celestia. That's the closest I've ever seen hem come to fainting from being with both of us. He's so cute when he's nervous. Now...IT'S PARTY TIME!"