When Fury and Twilight returned back to their world, it was mid morning and the ponies of Ponyville were going about their daily business. For most of the afternoon Fury was in Twilight's castle, telling Twilight about his new tale and the events that had transpired.
He left the castle around mid afternoon, around three o'clock. He walked to the fountain in the center of town, where a massive stone memorial stood. The stone was black and had thousands of names carved on it. The names represented those lost in the Great War against Kaorn. In front of the memorial sat a cyan Pegasus, looking to one of the names... his.
He had his name carved into the stone when he left the castle, that Fury had died, and a new one took his place.
"Ya know, you could of woken me up... you could of let Twilight go..." she spoke to the stone with a sad passion. "You didn't have to go and play hero.. you didn't have to leave..." she said as she began to sniffle.
"I.. I miss you.."
"You don't have to miss me anymore.." Fury said, making Dash nearly jump from her seat.
"So... how long are you gonna be here before you leave again?" She asked, turning to show puffy red eyes.
"I'm not going anywhere Dash... not anymore," he said as he started walking toward Dash.
"Why? why Fury?" She asked, backing away.
"I'm sorry Dash, I only left because I had to.."
"Had to?! You could of said no!!"
"And let that nightmare come here Dash, and lose my family again.."
"But you'll gladly get yourself killed to keep us!! Your son has been asking every day where his daddy is... and I ask myself the same thing every night!"
"I'm sorry Dash, I really am... every moment I thought about you... I thought about coming home to you..."
"Well then..." she said with a small grin, "maybe next time you could take us with you."
Fury smiled as he and Dash finally came together in a warm embrace.
"We better get moving, Soaring's been with your sisters all day, and Luna said something about teaching him 'proper' language," Dash said with a chuckle. Fury himself began to laugh as he imagined his son coming home speaking with thou's and we's. the two ponies lifted off the ground and began the flight towards Canterlot.
Across realities in the magical world of Equestria, Twilight and her friends had healed from their ordeal and returned to Ponyville with the newly released Fury.
"So you actually studied under Starswirl the Bearded? What was he like?!" Twilight squeaked with joy.
"Well he was my teacher, but he was also like a father to me," Fury said. "He was so hurt when I turned to darkness, he tried everything to heal me, until he sadly turned me over to Celestia.."
"Wow... I'm so sorry... I hope that me and my friends can change your future with the power of friendship," Twilight said as she and Fury walked into the castle, and a new chapter in her life.
That night Princess Celestia received a letter from her new student.
'Dear Princess Celestia,
I am not used to saying those words. Today began my friendship lessons with Twilight. We went to her friends houses and did various chores, a way for me to begin to earn their trust. It won't be easy, but I believe the road ahead of me will one day lead to the light of friendship,
Yours truly,
Fury the unicorn'
She smiled as she read the contents and placed it in a large compartment beside her throne, where another compartment held the many letters sent to her by her former student, Twilight Sparkle.