The week passed by, everypony continued to enjoy themselves. Peter had a chance to relax more, Rarity continued to get hungry, Johnny and Rainbow Dash continued to try as parents, plus other fun things.
In a play room, toward the end of the vacation, the foals were sitting in an area to play with toys given to them. Once again, Firefly had that doll she found before to keep her quiet and happy.
Fluttershy and Logan sat and watched over them, watching the foals get along with each other, seeing Oliver build blocks with Hope, and Mayday working on a puzzle with the Cake twins, Pound staying really close to Mayday while Pumpkin made kissy noises behind their backs.
"Such cute kids, some of them seem to take after their parents," Fluttershy said.
"In a way, yeah. Mayday's as clever as her dad, just as much of a smart mouth too at times, but like her mom she's very strong willed. Oliver looks like he has a bit of Remy's charm but he also gives off that friendly vibe you see from Applejack and her family. Even Firefly is her parents in one, Rainbow Dash looks short tempered and Johnny can be immature about things, he's got a bad temper himself," Logan said.
Fluttershy tapped her chin, "What type of baby do you think Bobby and Rarity will have?"
Logan crossed his arms in thought, that was a good question. "Not too sure honestly, Bobby's always been cool about certain things, but Rarity looks very determined when she wants something done. Peter and Twilight may be similar but they at least had their smarts. For all we know their child could either be like Rarity and very busy, or like Bobby and very relaxed."
"How do you think they even got together?" Fluttershy asked.
"Got me, it just happened out of nowhere, part of me thinks they were desperate to have love since all their friends were getting together, but they do have nice chemistry and they balance each other out. Maybe Bobby's the only one who knows how to keep calm when Rarity is all dramatic, he likely also helps her calm down. In return she helps him be a little more attentive. It's good to have things in common, but sometimes having opposite personalities works better because you learn from each other," Logan said.
"Is that how you view us? Opposites?" Fluttershy asked.
Logan shrugged, "Eh, sometimes.. Yer sweet and delicate, and always more calm about things', while I'm a little more aggressive."
Fluttershy patted his hoof, "I think we have more in common too, you like animals like me, and despite my calmness, even I have moments where I just lose my temper, I don't even know how."
"You keep it to yerself too much, despite yer shy nature you can be pretty intimidating when yer mad, though I'll admit, seeing you get all angry and tough is one thing I find attractive about you. No one tells you this much I'm sure, but yer a tough gal, tough enough to keep a guy like me under control, and tough enough to keep Laura and Lightning under control as well," Logan said.
"It's easy for me to be tough when it comes to helping those I love, I learned that from being Zephyr Breeze's big sister. I always looked out for him when we were younger, I never liked to talk much and if a pony was mean to me I didn't do much. But if anypony was mean to Zephyr, that's when I decidded enough was enough. At the same time I always had to be tough with Zephyr because I was his older sister and I wanted to make sure he would be just fine," Fluttershy said.
"Heh, just like Parker. In a way I'm almost surprised you two didn't get together, you have quite a lot in common with him," Logan said.
"I did have a crush on Peter, I just didn't have the courage to tell him. But I have no regrets, he's happy with Twilight and I got to marry you," Fluttershy said.
Logan brought Fluttershy close with a side hug, "If it weren't fer you I never would have wanted to come here. But I'm glad, and fer the record, while Bobby likes to go around and talk about how 'hot' his wife is, I can say with the utmost confidence that if anypony is naturally beautiful, it's you. Rarity, she's a sweet gal but she mostly uses make-up to pretty up, your beauty comes off more naturally," Logan said.
Fluttershy blushed at Logan's words, she's always happy to see his more gentle side. "Thanks Logan, you're a great stallion, very handsome too, and I'm so happy to be your wife."
The two leaned in for a kiss, it lasted only a few seconds, but it's a few seconds of bliss they both enjoy.
"Logan, I have something to ask, and it's ok if you say 'no' but...this last week, seeing how happy the families were, makes me realize I want more for our family. I wanna have a baby with you, if you don't mind that is," Fluttershy said.
Logan would say he was surprised, but he saw how much Fluttershy always seemed to be glancing over to the foals when she could, and seeing how happy Peter is around Mayday, how happy Applejack is around Oliver, and despite being a pain, she could see how much Johnny and Rainbow Dash loved their daughter, because the moments she's not crying, the two always seemed to be looking on with pride.
He knows she wants to be a mother, and it looks like she's vocalizing her desires, one he's willing to help her with. Besides, he likes the idea of being a father, or at least being a father for a child from the start.
"Of course darling, I'd love to have a baby with you," Logan said with an honest smile.
Fluttershy squealed in happiness and hugged Logan, "Oh Logan, I'm so happy. Once my heat kicks in we'll get started."
"You sure sound excited, maybe more from how we make the babies," Logan said with a grin.
Fluttershy blushed a little, "Logan...careful around the foals."
Logan nodded, "Yeah, yer right. Still, I'm excited fer both."
Logan held Fluttershy close, though she had one more thing she needed to address. "By the way, I spoke to Zephyr before. By any chance, did you toss him into a garbage can?"
Logan's pupils shrank, feeling very nervous, "To be fair, he started with that grooming my fur crap. If I want something done, I'll handle it myself."
"Logan, please refrain from causing harm to my little brother," She then spoke low but sternly, "Otherwise next time you have a certain urge, you can handle that yourself."
Logan chuckled nervously, even more when Fluttershy slightly glared at him. "Sure thing darling."
Fluttershy nodded and rested against Logan some more.
On the beach, Sweetie Belle had laid out her towel and grabbed some sun screen. She was gonna use magic to apply it but she saw Rumble walking nearby and got an idea. "Rumble, mind helping me with sun screen?"
Rumble looked over to Sweetie Belle, "Sure thing I guess."
"Great!" Sweetie Belle laid on her stomach as Rumble took the sun screen and applied it to her back. He started rubbing her, much to Sweetie Belle's delight.
"Try to get everywhere, even my legs," Sweetie said, then muttered, "And any other part of my body you're curious about."
Rumble looked curious, "Did you say something?"
Sweetie shook her head, "Don't worry about it."
Rumble shrugged and kept rubbing her back. Not too far off, Laura, who was laying on her own towel next to Limestone, with Lightning this time using her stomach as a pillow, noticed what was happening. "I can't believe that Sweetie Belle girl."
"Sweetie Belle?" Limestone said and looked over to see Rumble applying sun screen. "Did she get that Rumble kid to give her sunscreen?"
"Yeah, like seriously, she's only doing that because she wants him close to her, the kid's already got a marefriend though, what's her deal anyway?" Laura asked.
"It's just sunscreen, he's not gonna start kissing her or anything, no big deal," Lightning insisted.
"Still, it seems like she wants to get in the middle of Rumble and Apple Bloom's relationship," Laura said.
"I'm surprised you care, I was under the impression you didn't like Apple Bloom," Limestone said.
"I just don't like the idea of her getting in the middle, Rumble's a nice kid but like Parker, is a bit of a dimwit, and Apple Bloom, like her sister, is really stubborn. If Apple Bloom gets the wrong idea then it's gonna lead to crap for all of them, trust me you don't wanna see the drama those kids can cause, they look like the type to make it a bigger deal than it has to be," Laura said.
"Well I wouldn't wanna see Rumble have to go through that, he's a nice boy," Lightning said.
"He's ok I guess, kinda wimpy though, also he really needs to work on the fact that he looks like a filly," Limestone said.
Lightning looked up a little at Rumble, "Huh, that's right, he does look like a filly, but so does Peter, and that makes him very attractive in my opinion." Laura and Limestone both agreed on that statement.
Eventually Rumble finished applying the sunscreen, "All done."
Sweetie Belle giggled, "Thank you Rumble, such a nice colt. I bet Apple Bloom is really happy to have you as a coltfriend, I just hope she's being nice enough to you."
"She is, she's such a sweet girl," Rumble said.
"I'm sure she is," Sweetie Belle said, then got up to kiss Rumble's cheek. "But you're an even sweeter boy."
Rumble blushed, "Uh thanks...I should get going, see ya."
Sweetie Belle watched Rumble as he trotted off, "He's so fit, wish I had some time with him, even if it's only one night." She herself trotted off, leaving the three on-looking mares curious.
"I don't trust that filly," Laura said.
"Don't worry about the filly, just hope that colt stays loyal," Limestone said.
"Girls, best not worry, I'm sure Rumble won't do anything he shouldn't, Sweetie Belle still has a crush sure but she'll get over it, hopefully," Lightning said.
Laura scoffed, "She better, I have my eye on her, she messes anything up, she'll regret it."
Lightning sighed, "Just relax, I think it's just the environment, it's too relaxing. Once she goes back home to Ponyville it will be fine. If anything she can hopefully find another colt to like."
Laura just laid back, still unsure about Sweetie Belle.
Later on the foals are seen with their parents. Spike can barely get Hope to eat, but Janet has no problems doing so, much to Spike's annoyance.
"Seriously, how do you do it!?" Spike asked.
"It's a mother's talent," Janet said.
Remy and Applejack are walking along the beach with Oliver, the little colt riding on his mother's back.
"Wanna go faster little guy?" Applejack asked. Oliver clapped and giggled. "Sounds like a 'yes' to me. Let's go Remy!"
"Sounds good to me," Remy said.
The two galloped across the beach, enjoying their time together.
Peter and Mayday are planning another prank, this time on Logan. Big mistake, the two end up running away from an angry and soaked Logan.
Johnny is again trying to calm his daughter down with Rainbow Dash sitting next to him.
"Please Firefly, why are you so unhappy? Didn't this week relax you?" Johnny asked. Firefly just continued to cry, Johnny feeling really stressed out. "I'm a lousy father, I can't even calm my own kid down."
Rainbow shook her head, "I can't do it either, we're both lousy parents."
Johnny sighed and held his daughter close, "Maybe we're trying too hard? I mean Peter got her to stop crying like it was nothing, maybe there's something we're not doing." Johnny continued to hold her close.
Rainbow Dash sat close to Johnny, pulling him and their daughter into a hug, "Maybe we have to accept that she's just like this, not much we can do."
Johnny looked to his crying daughter, frustration building up. "I just want her to be happy, I hate seeing her like this." Johnny hugged her close, "Firefly, what can I do to make you happy?" Firefly just continued to sob and whimper, Johnny stroked her mane. "Wow, you really are a crier, probably the best at it."
Rainbow lightly chuckled, "Our daughter's already the best at something, even if it is a pain."
Johnny too chuckled a bit, "That's one way to look at it, our number one crier."
"Sounds like something my parents would say," Rainbow Dash said with a slight giggle, then thought for a moment, "In a way, this just means she has a lot of energy, just think when she gets older she can probably try to be a flyer just like you and me! I can almost tell she has the drive and determination to do so."
Johnny rocked his daughter a little, nodding in agreement with his wife. "Sounds awesome, and besides she can't cry like this forever, maybe she'll grow out of it."
"Yeah, I just hope she does so sooner than later," Rainbow Dash said.
Johnny laughed a little, he finally sees a bright side to this situation. He held up his still crying daughter. In spite of all the noise she was making, he can't help but be glad to have her as his daughter.
"You're such a pain Firefly, but I still love you, and I know you'll grow up to be something special." Johnny pulled his daughter for a closer hug, "You're my little girl, my special little filly, and I'm so happy to be your dad." During this her crying started to stop, much to Johnny's surprise. "Firefly?" Johnny pulled her away a little, but she started to vocally object, wanting to be closer.
"Hey, she's not crying, and she wants you," Rainbow said.
Johnny pulled Firefly for another hug, feeling a huge sigh of relief. "Whoa...she's not crying, and she's happy to be around me."
"I guess your sappy speech got her to stop," Rainbow teased.
"Hey if it gets her to stop crying I'll be sappy all day and night," Johnny insisted.
Rainbow found that amusing, then got in closer, keeping her husband and daughter close to her. "I love you both though."
"We love you too Dashie," Johnny said, giving his wife a kiss.
For the first time in a while, the three could finally sit together in peace. This little scene didn't go unnoticed by Ben, Windy and Bow, who had made their way over to see them. Once they saw the cute moment, they decided to leave them be a little while longer.
"I knew they could do it," Ben said.
"Yeah, they're getting it, they're gonna be the best parents," Bow said.
"I'm so proud of them, a great daughter, her wonderful husband, and the greatest grandchild we could hope to have," Windy said.
Later on while the families are in the café, Pinkie was sitting with Maud and the Cake Twins.
"So how is it with Franklin? Is he fun to be around?" Pinkie asked.
"Sorta, he's really shy though," Pumpkin said.
"Yeah, he doesn't talk a lot," Pound said.
"He's just getting used to Equestria," Pinkie said.
"He at least plays with us more than Mayday does, she doesn't play with us that much and when she does, she doesn't seem to care," Pumpkin said.
"I've been doing everything I could to get her attention," Pumpkin said.
Maud looked to the side a bit, remembering how much Mayday seemed to prefer being by herself. She then focused back on the twins. "She still needs practice, just keep trying."
"We'll try Auntie Maud, I really want Mayday to like me," Pound Cake said.
Pumpkin scoffed, "Like you? Not us?"
Pound Cake groaned, "Oh be quiet."
"Hey, be nice with each other, siblings should always love each other," Pinkie said. Deep down that made her feel sad, remembering her argument with Limestone from before.
Maud stroked Pinkie's back a little, hoping to reassure her that things will work out.
At another part of the café, Franklin is sitting with Ben, Windy and Bow.
"So, Franklin, how do you like Equestria?" Windy asked.
"It's fine, I like the ponies here," Franklin said.
"That's great, it seems like you have some new friends," Windy said.
"Sorta, the Cake Twins are nice, and Flurry Heart is ok, I really wanted to spend more time with Mayday though, she seems really smart, I bet she could do great things in my dad's lab," Franklin said.
"Mayday's probably gonna be smarter than her old man," Ben said. "That's say a lot considering how much Stretch likes to speak fondly of him."
"Well I hope you can come by more often dear, be a good cousin for little Firefly," Windy said.
"I'll try, it's not easy since she cries a lot and I don't know what to do," Franklin said.
"Just be there for her, it'll work out," Bow said.
Franklin nodded, "Alright, I guess I can try."
Ben chuckled a bit, "Don't worry too much about it, soon it will be too easy for you."
Nearby Flurry Heart is sitting with Princess Luna.
"How has your time been Flurry?" Luna asked.
"So much fun! The Cake Twins are great to be around, they know fun stuff. Franklin's ok, he just needs to talk more. Mayday though, I wish she played with us more, it seems like she likes being by herself," Flurry Heart said.
"It happened to her mother as well, don't worry she'll understand The Magic of Friendship eventually," Luna said.
"I hope so, I really wanna spend more time with her. I think she's so amazing. Not only is she pretty, she's very smart, I wanna be like her," Flurry Heart said.
"I'm sure you'll both be great ponies, and don't think yourself short, you're quite intelligent yourself, you're very talented at using your Alicorn abilities," Luna said.
"Alright Auntie Luna," Flurry said, then noticed Peter making his way over. "Uncle Peter!"
"Hey, wanna join us at our table ladies?" Peter asked.
Flurry jumped to Peter, getting him in a strong hug. "Sure thing!"
Peter chuckled nervously and hugged Flurry, "Such a strong girl, maybe you can be a Superhero one day."
"That sounds fun! Will you teach me how?" Flurry asked.
"If your parents are ok with it," Peter said, trotting off with Luna right behind him.
So far everything seemed to be fine for the families, aside from a thing or two, most of them started to feel much more relaxed at least, and some closer than others.
The vacation eventually came to an end, all the ponies made their way back to Ponyville. Despite a few moments of annoyance, the families found themselves very relaxed and refreshed and ready to resume what they had been doing before. Those who came through the portal were making their way back home.
"Bye Franklin, hope you had fun," Johnny said as the young boy walked off with Ben.
"I did, bye Uncle Johnny, bye Auntie Rainbow Dash," Franklin said.
"Try to come by more kid, I'd like to get to know you more, and hopefully my daughter won't need too much of my attention," Rainbow Dash said.
"That's fine, you're doing great as a mother, and you're doing great as a father Uncle Johnny" Franklin said.
"Thanks kid, also maybe I can help you spend more time with the other foals," Johnny said, then grinned. "Including the fillies, find one you like."
Franklin blushed, "Uncle Johnny! I'm just trying to find friends, nothing more than that!"
"Yeah, for now it's about finding friends, but soon you'll want more than that," Johnny teased.
Franklin groaned, "Come on Uncle Ben, let's hurry."
"Relax kid," Ben said and waved to Johnny. "See ya Matchstick."
As they left, Windy started to giggle. "That nickname of yours is cute."
"Please don't ever call me that though," Johnny said, getting more of a laugh from Rainbow Dash and her parents.
The Parker-Sparkle family had just sent Flurry Heart on a train with Spike and Janet, having said their good-byes as she returned to The Crystal Empire.
"I guess Cap was right, we did need a vacation," Peter said, making his way back home.
"Yeah, we should do this again sometime," Twilight said.
"Sounds fun, right now I'm itching to get back home, I'm starting to miss it," Peter said.
"The best part is we know it's fine and safe, because we have The Avengers," Twilight said.
"Yeah," Peter said, then started to wonder. "What else will become of The Avengers living in Equestria?"
Back in Canterlot, Cap had made his way to Sunset's room. She was still working on a spell to bring Capcom over, getting closer each time.
"I almost have it, soon I'll be able to see them again, and our worlds will be even more protected," Sunset said.
Cap knocked on her door, "Miss Shimmer?"
Sunset turned around to see Cap, "Oh, hello there, what brings you here?"
"Princess Celestia wishes to speak to you, she wants to know your progress on the Capcom portal," Cap said.
"I'd be glad to, I almost have it done. Soon Capcom will be linked to our worlds," Sunset said.
"Good, now let's go. Princess Celestia wants to make sure things are ready, Peter and the others will be coming home soon after all," Cap said.
"Right," Sunset said and grabbed her notes. "Once we figure out the Capcom portal, the rest should be easy, especially with Capcom's help."
Cap escorted Sunset to Celestia, though brought up something on his mind.
"So...Ryu, you seem to really like him correct?" Cap asked.
Sunset nodded, somewhat blushing, "Yeah, I have a lot of respect for him."
"He is a great man, has a lot of pride and honor, but it seems like there's more to him that you like than just that," Cap said.
Sunset turned away with a blush, "I just think he's cool, that's all."
Cap chuckled a bit, "Just cool? Is that really it?"
Sunset blushed a bit, "Come on Cap, I get enough of this from the others."
"It's fine," Cap said. "I won't go deeper, but it's nothing to be ashamed of."
"I'm sure it isn't," Sunset said.
Cap continued to walk, though his cheery mood started to fade a bit. "Question...What do you think of Celestia as a ruler?"
Sunset seemed surprised at the question, "Um...she's ok."
"Ok? Do you think she's unfit?" Cap asked.
Sunset stopped in her tracks, a little surprised by the question. "Unfit? Why would you say that?"
"No reason, I just wonder sometimes. This is a big job and I worry that she might be in for a lot a times, I don't want her handling more than she can," Cap said.
Sunset shrugged, "She cares about the ponies and she always looks after them. She wants what's best for us, and she's done a great job at handling it so far. Though I admit, there are times I wish she would be more open to certain things. Why do you ask though? Do you think she's unfit?"
Cap shook his head, "Not exactly, I know she wants to keep Equestria safe but when you've done what I have long enough, you want to make sure those you serve with can handle these things just as well."
Sunset looked down as she continued to walk, thinking about what Cap is saying. She's had her disagreements with Celestia, believing her to be too cautious at times, but she can't deny that Celestia always does what she can to protect Equestria.
But is it worth in in the end?
Sunset would continue to try to open the new portal, bringing in some of the Strongest Fighters, the ones that can rival The Superheroes. Sunset isn't alone, Discord continues to get closer to his goal of The Saiyans. He hopes to see how well a strong fighter like Goku would do against Peter, a perfect way to really see power. Neither one knew they would eventually meet, but both of them could feel something approaching soon.
The Avengers in Equestria, The Wonderbolts getting better, the Superhero and Element Couples growing stronger love, Capcom eventually arriving, the progress in Future Equestria, and the potential of The Saiyans, many things to happen, but Peter, his friends and family will be ready.